ASU Research Highlights Importance of Planning When Caring For Loved One with Dementia
The baby boomer population is rapidly aging and as more people in it rely on loved ones to care for them, researchers at Arizona State University say there’s a way for caregivers to answer to the call while keeping...
Read moreASU Biodesign Institute: New study suggests viral connection to Alzheimer’s disease
In a first-of-its kind study, another culprit in the path to Alzheimer’s disease has been implicated: the presence of viruses in the brain. Click here to read more at Arizona State University’s The Biodesign Institute
Read moreTGEN, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY STUDY OF ‘SUPERAGERS’ OFFERS GENETIC CLUES TO THEIR COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE
Now, a study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine suggests that having resilient memory performance during aging could be inherited, and that a particular gene might...
Read moreUntangling Alzheimer’s: New study unveils role of microglial cells, viral linkage in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
In their attempts to untangle the mystery of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), researchers have traditionally focused on damage to the basic building blocks of thought—the neurons. Numbering close to a hundred billion, neurons form a communications network of unmatched complexity,...
Read moreJob growth continues, research gains resume for Arizona’s bioscience sector
Arizona’s bioscience sector is adding jobs at a rate outpacing the biosciences nationally and the state’s overall private sector, while Arizona’s public universities are seeing increases in bioscience research funding, expenditures and tech transfer, a new report shows. Click...
Read moreBanner Research and ASU’s Biodesign Institute Announce Neuroscience Scholars Summer Program
Top-achieving college undergraduate and graduate science students are eligible to apply for the paid eight-week scholars program, from now until March 1, 2018. Students selected for the program will work side-by-side with some of the world’s most talented scientists, clinicians and...
Read moreUnderstanding the Consequences of Aging in Autism Spectrum Disorder
The U.S. Department of Defense Autism Research Program and the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Website now highlight research by Leslie Baxter, PhD, Barrow Neurological Institute and Christopher Smith, PhD, Southwest Autism & Resource Center. Dr. Baxter’s research on...
Read moreArizona Alzheimer’s Disease Core Center Grant: Request for Proposals
APPLICATION RECEIPT DATE: Pre-proposal Deadline: December 20, 2017 (Optional) Full Application Deadline: February 12, 2018 PURPOSE: The Arizona Alzheimer’s Disease Core Center (ADCC) invites applications for pilot studies to support research in the fields of Alzheimer’s disease, related...
Read moreASU professor to share tools with Alzheimer’s caregivers at upcoming conference
David Coon will share his more than two decades of knowledge with patients and families As November is both National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Caregiver Awareness Month, Coon will be speaking about tools caregivers can use to better...
Read moreArizona Alzheimer’s Consortium uses a collaborative approach in quest to develop prevention therapies
Alzheimer’s researchers in Arizona have laid out an ambitious goal, one that would spare millions the physical and emotional toll of the devastating disease. Click here to read the full article from the Flinn Foundation.
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