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Ryan Shahidehpour playing lacrosse for UK and in the lab

Former boxer, lacrosse player’s experiences fuel curiosity for brain research at Sanders-Brown

Jul 9, 2025, 10:41 AM

Ryan Shahidehpour was a boxer and lacrosse player at UK. Now he's a postdoctoral researcher at UK's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.

Research Advancing Kentucky: Protecting the brain

May 27, 2025, 7:50 AM

NIH funding drives innovation in brain health. It also supports Dr. Luke Bradley’s research on protecting and restoring brain cells in diseases like Parkinson’s, leading to promising treatments.

Research Advancing Kentucky: Supporting healthy aging at home

May 16, 2025, 8:50 AM

With NIH support, Elizabeth Rhodes is helping older adults with cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease to remaining safely and comfortably in their own homes.

Col. Harland Sanders; Gov. John Y. Brown Jr.; John Y. Brown Sr.; UK VP Ray Hornback; and Medical Center Chancellor Peter Bosomworth at the building dedication.

Breaking barriers in brain health: Sanders-Brown’s 40-year legacy of Alzheimer’s research

May 14, 2025, 7:20 AM

For the past four decades, the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has been at the forefront of Alzheimer’s disease research.

Research Advancing Kentucky: Driving dementia breakthroughs

May 12, 2025, 8:00 AM

With NIH support, David Fardo’s research focuses on statistical genetics, genomics and the application of advanced biostatistics to understand neurodegenerative diseases.

Safiyah Sadek: Neuroscience major shares her research journey and celebrates crossing the finish line

May 8, 2025, 3:08 PM

Safiyah Sadek, is graduating with a degree in neuroscience and a minor in psychology from the UK College of Arts and Sciences, who is on the path to becoming an MD/PhD.

Research Advancing Kentucky: Transforming aging and brain health

May 2, 2025, 9:10 AM

With NIH support, Linda Van Eldik shares the importance of aging and dementia research at the Sander-Brown Center on Aging and UK's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.

UK researcher selected to work with Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Nigeria

Apr 4, 2025, 7:29 AM

Darlingtina K. Esiaka has been awarded a fellowship by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program to work with the Research Center for Ageing Cognition and Psychological Health in Nigeria.

Fueling sleep: UK researchers show key metabolic link to restful nights

Mar 27, 2025, 7:05 AM

Research from UK’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has illuminated how the brain’s energy utilization significantly influences our sleep patterns.

‘UK at the Half:’ UK Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at Sanders-Brown celebrating 40 years

Mar 13, 2025, 8:03 AM

In this “UK at the Half,” hear from Linda Van Eldik, Ph.D., the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging’s director, who credits much of its success to community volunteers who participate in clinical trials, providing invaluable data to help scientists understand brain aging.

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