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Personal Experience Ignites UK Coach Kyra Elzy's Passion for Alzheimer’s Research

UK Women’s Basketball Coach Kyra Elzy is passionate about Alzheimer’s disease research because of her close relationships with her grandmother, Mary Elzy, and her college basketball coach.

S-STEM Program to Provide Scholarships for Biology, Neuroscience Majors

A new program funded by a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation will provide four years of scholarship support for up to 15 qualifying incoming students per year majoring in biology or neuroscience.

UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Director Appointed to National Council

Linda J. Van Eldik, Ph.D., director of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has been appointed to the National Advisory Council on Aging (NACA) among many notable leaders from across the country.

UK Researchers Link a New Non-Mutated Protein to Dementia

A team of researchers from the UK's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) is working to identify new proteins that are destructive to the brain.

New Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Memory Clinic: Expanding Research, Enhancing Patient Care

The expanded clinic welcomed the first participant into their new home on Dec. 20, 2021. The new facility is a one-stop shop for memory care and support.

Sanders-Brown Researcher Combines Love of Science and Family at UK

Anika Hartz, a researcher for the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, looks at drugs and therapies that might repair damaged blood vessels in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

Researchers Map Glycosylation Patterns Associated With Alzheimer’s Disease

Using new methodology, UK researchers have mapped the variations in sugar chains attached to brain proteins from deceased healthy individuals or individuals with Alzheimer’s disease.

Researchers Look at Issue of Data Redundancy in Machine Learning

Recently published work by a group of researchers at the UK’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging looked at the use of data mining and machine learning in research.

UK's Sanders-Brown Receives Continued Funding to Research Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Biomarkers

The center received a five-year grant renewal from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), with an award total more than $6 million. 

UK Study: Healthy Dietary Intake Associated With Lower Brain Iron, Better Cognition in Older Adults

A new research study suggests that higher intake of specific nutrients can be associated with lower brain iron concentration and better cognitive performance in older adults.

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