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Research from the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging presented at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting has identified two potential ways to predict vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) – the second leading cause of dementia behind Alzheimer's disease.

It's the diagnosis those 65 and older often fear, but what are the chances you will be unhappy if you develop some cognitive impairment in the years ahead? A new study, authored by Anthony Bardo and Scott Lynch, tackles that very question by examining "cognitive life expectancy."

The 10th annual Mind Matters Health Fair will feature the latest information on healthy aging.

Jeramiah Smith, an associate professor of biology in the UK College of Arts and Sciences, will discuss his research on the genome of sea lampreys to a broad audience, including undergraduates interested in biomedical research. It can be watched live 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 17.

The University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has been awarded a $2 million grant to train the next generation of dementia researchers.

Adam Bachstetter and Danielle Lyons are focusing on how glial cells in the brain are altered with aging.

Joe Abisambra and his lab trainees study Tau, a microtubule stabilizing protein, in hopes of finding a cure for Alzheimer's.

Adam Bachstetter studies how glial cells in the brain interact with neurons to support brain health.

Danielle Lyons studies how glial cells in the brain interact with neurons to support brain health.

Ai-Ling Lin is the principal investigator in her own lab in Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.