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Research Advancing Kentucky: Protecting the brain

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

UK researchers uncover hidden barrier to spinal cord injury recovery

Dr. Andrew Stewart is investigating why treatments that could help repair and regenerate the damaged spinal cord stop working shortly after the injury has occurred.

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