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Research Volunteers Drive Discoveries at Sanders-Brown Center on Aging

Aug 5, 2019, 9:15 AM

Thanks to volunteers, SBCoA has played a role in many landmark discoveries, including debunking the theories that aluminum or mercury cause Alzheimer's, identifying so-called "AD mimics", and proving that there are changes in the brain decades before there are outward symptoms of AD.

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Preclinical Study of Therapeutic Strategy for Lafora Disease Shows Promise

Jul 26, 2019, 8:56 AM

A team of scientists have designed and tested a novel and promising therapeutic strategy for treating Lafora Disease (LD), a fatal form of childhood epilepsy.

UK Awarded $6 Million from NIH to Study Decision-Making Processes Behind Substance Use Disorders

Jul 11, 2019, 8:43 AM

Faculty from the Dept of Psychology in the College of Arts & Sciences and Behavioral Science in the College of Medicine have received two, five-year Research Project Grants from the NIH to study neurobehavioral processes involved in drug use disorders.

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UK Neurologist Pens Editorial About Lack of Minority Representation in MS Drug Research

Jan 7, 2019, 8:30 AM

In an editorial published in CNS Spectrums, UK Neurologist Jay Avasarala, MD, PhD, takes the research community to task for its lack of minority representation in Phase III clinical trials for drugs to treat Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

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UK Biochemist Recognized for Work in FUS-ALS

Nov 21, 2018, 8:26 AM

Researchers at the University of Kentucky have discovered new biological processes by which mutations in the FUS gene cause neurodegeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

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Gentry Receives National Award for Outstanding Mentorship

Nov 13, 2018, 10:06 AM

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced that University of Kentucky's Matthew Gentry has received the Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship.

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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.

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Two Sanders-Brown Studies Show Connection Between Diet, Cognitive Function

Oct 2, 2018, 10:05 AM

Two studies from Ai-Ling Lin's lab in the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging demonstrate the effect of diet — specifically the Ketogenic diet and simple caloric restriction — on cognitive health in animals.

KNI Clinical-Translational Research Symposium Registration Open

Sep 25, 2018, 10:46 AM

The Kentucky Neuroscience Clinical-Translational Research Symposium will provide basic, translational and clinical neuroscience investigators an opportunity to discuss their work, share progress and develop collaborations.

Most Americans Believe a Cure for Alzheimer’s Will Come in Their Lifetime

Sep 20, 2018, 11:20 AM

Results from a survey of more than 1,000 U.S. adults showed that while almost 80 percent of respondents were willing to volunteer for medical research, two-thirds didn't know how to get involved.

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