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Antibiotics Could Be Promising Treatment for Form of Dementia

Jan 10, 2020, 8:16 AM

Researchers at UK's College of Medicine have found that a class of antibiotics could be promising treatment for a form of dementia. Results of their proof of concept study were recently published in the journal Human Molecular Genetics.

When is Alzheimer's Not Alzheimer's? Researchers Characterize a Different Form of Dementia

May 1, 2019, 10:36 AM

In the past, using "Alzheimer’s disease" & "dementia" interchangeably was a generally accepted practice. Now there's rising appreciation that a variety of diseases & disease processes contribute to dementia.

A Low Dose Aspirin for Dementia? Drug Ready for Human Testing

Apr 3, 2019, 9:25 AM

Linda Van Eldik, director of the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, received $5.5 million from NIH and the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation. She developed a drug that is ready for its first round of testing in humans.

Does Smoking Cause Dementia? Maybe Not, Study Says

Mar 26, 2019, 8:48 AM

It's an irrefutable fact that smoking is bad for you. Study after study has proven that smoking increases your risk for cancer, heart disease, diabetes – even blindness. But dementia? Not so fast. A recent study has demonstrated that smoking is not associated with a higher risk of dementia.

Research Identifies Potential Predictors of Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Alzheimer's

Nov 7, 2018, 9:31 AM

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.

Register for Markesbery Symposium's Scientific, Community Sessions

Oct 4, 2018, 9:10 AM

The 8th Annual Sanders-Brown Center on Aging's Markesbery Symposium will take place Oct. 26-27.

Sanders-Brown Grant Trains New Generation of Dementia Researchers

Apr 2, 2018, 10:57 AM

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

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