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The Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium Conference, which brings together some of the nation’s top scientists and physicians to discuss advances in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease, will be held Sept. 22 at Arizona State University’s Tempe campus. The one-day conference will...

In December 2021, the center received a $15.7 million NIH grant, which included support for the development of a pathway for students from diverse backgrounds to learn about Alzheimer’s disease research and care. Eric Reiman, MD, executive director of the...

In the Artist + Researcher Exhibition, the first project to come out of the recently formed PBC Arts Committee, nine pairs of local artists and researchers from all three of the state’s public universities collaborated on visual art pieces...

The network, established with funding from the National Institutes of Health, has the the ultimate goal of developing more effective brain-aging treatments and interventions targeted to the individual. Click here to read the full article from The University of...

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia and is characterized by neurodegeneration in regions of the brain involved in memory and learning. Amyloid beta and tau are two toxic proteins that build up in disease and cause...

The new study will inform the discovery of disease mechanisms and help find effective prevention therapies   Banner Alzheimer’s Institute (BAI) has received a grant expected to total $27.5 million over five years from the National Institute on Aging...

The ASU – Banner Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center, a partnership between Banner Health and Arizona State University, has named Jeffrey Kordower, PhD, as its founding director to lead the aggressive pursuit of new battleground tactics in the war against Alzheimer’s...