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The Sanders-Brown Center on Aging’s mission is to improve the health of older adults in Kentucky and beyond through research dedicated to understanding the aging process and age-related brain diseases. We are one of the original ten NIH ADRCs.
👤 Joined on 04 February 2025
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@uksbcoa.bsky.social@uksbcoa.bsky.social researcher Daniel Lee earned a prestigious international grant to investigate a newly recognized form of the tau protein that could reshape understanding of Alzheimer’s disease. The project may help advance future diagnostics and precision therapies. https://bit.ly/3Sf8UxZ
Show PostCBD, THC combo proven to help late-stage dementia patients’ quality of life in KY research study From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/08/04/c...
Show PostHow can the relationship between #Alzheimers pathology & sleep quality help us diagnose & treat the disease at earlier stages? Nicholas Constantino et al. used LifeCanvas whole 🧠 mapping to uncover a key role for microglia in amyloid-related sleep disruption: bit.ly/4vR6BPy @macauleylab.bsky.social
Show Post🏆 Linda Jo Van Eldik, Ph.D. is the 2026 recipient of the Khalid Iqbal Lifetime Achievement Award In Alzheimer’s Disease Research.
Show PostPreviously, scientists believed that sleep loss in Alzheimer’s was caused by dying neurons or the physical clutter of amyloid plaques. However, findings from the @macauleylab.bsky.social suggest the problem is a “whole house response” scenario. @ukresearch.bsky.social
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