Sanders-Brown Center on Aging

2 Outstanding Undergraduates Selected for UK’s Beckman Scholars SUCCESS Program

Apr 19, 2022, 7:00 AM

Elaf Ghoneim, a neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Lewis Honors College, and Parker Sornberger, a mathematics and chemistry major in the College of Arts and Sciences — will each begin their independent, laboratory research this summer.

UK Begins 1st Clinical Trial in the World for Newly Discovered Form of Dementia

Mar 16, 2022, 7:10 AM

The world’s first clinical trial for a form of dementia identified in 2019 is officially underway by researchers at the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.

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

Mar 10, 2022, 10:47 AM

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.

Sanders-Brown Study Looks at Blood Test as Possible Diagnostic Tool for Alzheimer’s Disease

Mar 10, 2022, 10:42 AM

A study published out of the lab of Donna Wilcock, Ph.D., shows promising results for a blood test that could be used to identify Alzheimer’s changes in the brain before the onset of any symptoms, which could result in preventative treatments.

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

Feb 10, 2022, 7:50 AM

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

Feb 2, 2022, 7:10 AM

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

Jan 11, 2022, 7:16 AM

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

Jan 4, 2022, 7:38 AM

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 Look at Issue of Data Redundancy in Machine Learning

Dec 1, 2021, 7:16 AM

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.

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

Nov 11, 2021, 7:21 AM

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

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