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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.

Luo wins Best Paper Award for research on Explainable AI in Alzheimer's disease

Jul 9, 2025, 5:29 AM

Tie “Thomas” Luo, has received the Best Paper Award at the Pacific-Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining 2025 Workshop on Pattern Mining and Machine Learning for Bioinformatics for his work titled “Unlocking Neural Transparency: Jacobian Maps for Explainable AI in Alzheimer’s Detection.”

Research nurse Heather Heath with Jenn and Tyrome Highfield inside the Precision Medicine Clinic at Markey Cancer Center.

Clinical trials make discovery happen at UK

May 20, 2025, 7:20 AM

At the University of Kentucky, clinical trials are essential to providing the most advanced care to our patients and communities.

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.

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.

Research Advancing Kentucky: Preserving the golden years

Apr 28, 2025, 7:14 AM

With NIH support, prominent dementia expert Greg Jicha’s work spans clinical trials, biomarker development and innovative approaches for early detection and treatment.

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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