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Susan Kraner, PhD, a scientist in Dr. Chris Norris鈥 lab, joined the 海角禁区 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging in May 2013. She had worked with Dr.
Elizabeth Rhodus, PhD, assistant professor in the department of behavioral science and a team member from the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, was selected to receive the 2024 Cordelia Myers AJOT Best Article Award, one of the highest honors in the nation for research articles in the field of occupational therapy.
Elizabeth Rhodus, MD, and Kelly Parsons, CSW, MSW, joined Wayne Tuckson, MD, and other Kentucky experts to discuss the rewarding and challenging experience of caring for the aging. They also discussed options for providing in-home and out-of-home care, the skill levels required to render care at home, respite services and support for caregivers, and other issues.
By Erin Wickey.
Over the next few months, the 海角禁区 College of Medicine will be releasing an exciting mini-documentary series called 鈥淏ecause We Care.鈥 Capturing interviews and conversations with people across our community, the four-part series explores who we are as a college and why our mission matters to all of us, whether we are learners, faculty, researchers, or staff.
Maj-Linda Selenica, PhD, assistant professor in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and associate director of outreach and partnerships at 海角禁区鈥檚 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has been working on research surrounding misfolding of the protein TDP-43 for several years now.
The American Diabetes Association庐 (ADA) released its 2023 Research Report, highlighting investments in advancing diabetes research and clinical practice. ADA research grants focus on innovative projects with high impact and help researchers establish collaborative networks to move their innovations into the hands of people living with diabetes.
Every week in March, we will offer perspectives on this national observance and their own life experiences from women at 海角禁区 HealthCare. This week鈥檚 Q&A features Wang-Xia Wang, PhD, a researcher with the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and an assistant professor in the 海角禁区 College of Medicine鈥檚 Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine.
Down syndrome remains the most common chromosomal condition diagnosed in the United States. Each year, about 6,000 babies born in the United States have Down syndrome, meaning it occurs in about one in every 700 babies.
Erin Abner is a professor of epidemiology at the University of Kentucky's College of Public Health. She's also a researcher at the university's Sanders Brown Center on Aging. Trump is 77 right now. Biden is 81. We don't know the details of their medical records or mental health status. But generally speaking, what happens to our brains as we age into our seventies eighties and beyond?
鈥淚鈥檝e always been intrigued by inflammation,鈥 says Linda Van Eldik, PhD, director of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and the Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease Research Center at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. She says chronic inflammation may be one of the primary drivers of Alzheimer鈥檚. Dr.
It's Brain Awareness Week. 海角禁区 researchers invite participants for studies related to brain health. Learn more and get involved here.
Kristi Shive, Warren County Cooperative Extension Agent and co-host of the Farm and Home Show, recently interviewed Sanders-Brown Social Worker, Sarah Hatch, about Sanders-Brown and the services they provide. The show was aired on WBKO.
Researchers at the University of Kentucky are studying how elements of our natural surroundings can be potential risk factors for Alzheimer鈥檚 disease 鈥 including chemicals widely used in plastics.
June 30th is a marked day for Ela Patel, Scientist 2 in the Neuropathology Lab at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. That is the day Patel is retiring, after 39 years of staining brain tissue. She is a cornerstone of the Center, and began her career under the late Dr. William Markesbery in 1985.
JOIN US Sunday, January 21, at 2:00 PM for the 海角禁区 Women鈥檚 Basketball game at Rupp Arena! Sanders-Brown is the official game sponsor for this We Back Pat game, in memory of the late Coach Pat Summit. Sanders-Brown will be recognized in a variety of ways including t-shirts, digital signage and on-court recognition!
The University of Kentucky is well-represented on a list of the most-cited researchers in the world. In a database compiled by Stanford University in a partnership with Elsevier, 140 current 海角禁区 scientists and scholars appear among the top 2% of the most-cited researchers across 22 disciplines.
Before training at the 海角禁区, Nick Devanney, PhD, had little connection to The Bluegrass State. He is from New England, and his family currently lives there.
Older Black adults who ate more whole grains appeared to have decreased memory loss as they aged, according to a study released Wednesday.
My name is Bernardo Aguzzoli Heberle, and I am a third-year PhD candidate at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, working in the lab of Mark Ebbert, PhD. From a young age, I witnessed the devastating effects of Alzheimer's disease on my family. Both of my grandfathers were diagnosed with this cruel ailment when I was around six years old. The toll it took on my loved ones left a mark on me.