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Elizabeth Rhodus, PhD, joined Fox 56 News to share about dementia warnings signs families may notice around the holidays as well as best practices for caring for caregivers.
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The University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is home to researchers pushing the field of Alzheimer’s science forward — among them, soon-to-be graduate Bernardo Aguzzoli Herbele, who will earn his doctorate in neuroscience this month.
By Dana G. Smith
Dec. 1, 2025
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Samuel Lundt, PhD, a trainee in Dr. Maj-Linda Selenica’s lab, joined the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging in 2024 as a T32.
It was not by accident he found his way to UK. He was at an academic lab meeting in Portland where he met BBSRB researcher Dr. Zain Quadri, who knew about the T32 and suggested he apply. Lundt made no hesitation and went for it!
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By Pam Belluck
University of Kentucky researchers have developed a new experimental model that could point the way toward more effective Alzheimer’s disease treatments by targeting one of the brain’s most important genes for risk and resilience.
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine Awards Convocation recognizes excellence across our institution. During the annual event, faculty, staff, and learners were recognized for their exceptional contributions to education, research, clinical care, and service. On Oct.
A University of Kentucky team has been selected for the 2025-26 Scholars Transforming Through Research (STR) Program of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). The five-month program culminates in a two-day event March 2026 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
University of Kentucky leadership, along with state and community leaders, joined members of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging to celebrate a significant achievement: 40 years of continuous funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for their revolutionary work in the field of Alzheimer’s and dementia.
The University of Kentucky community is invited to the documentary film premiere of “Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp & the Biotech Revolution” 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 at the Kentucky Theatre, with a post-screening conversation on UK biotech research, innovation and commercialization.
A prestigious grant from the National Institute on Aging will launch a new initiative at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging to train the next generation of Alzheimer’s disease scientists.
A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging now have a better understanding of how the brain’s support cells communicate with blood vessels — a process that goes awry in Alzheimer’s disease.
The UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging celebrates its 40th Anniversary as a National Institute on Aging Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) this year!
The 15th annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia, an educational event for both the scientific community and the public, will take place Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2025. The scientific session will be held at the Gatton Student Center at the University of Kentucky, and the community session will be held at the Central Bank Center. The community session is free and open to the public.
M. Paul Murphy, PhD, professor of molecular and cellular biochemistry and researcher at the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, has been appointed chair of the Chronic Dysfunction and Integrative Neurodegeneration (CDIN) study section for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Watch Episodes of "Rewire Not Retire" on KET. Host Renee Shaw examines the reasons why older workers are choosing to stay in the workforce longer or re-entering after retirement. Experts provide advice on the resources and programs available to assist seniors in finding or retaining employment, as well as discussing the advantages of an intergenerational workplace.
At the foundation of UK’s Neuroscience Research Priority Area (NRPA) is the belief that an environment that allows for dedicated research time and fosters teamwork also enhances problem-solving, accelerates learning, promotes creativity and builds stronger relationships, said Linda Van Eldik, PhD, NRPA co-director, co-director of KNI and director of the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.
Up to one-third of stroke survivors go on to develop dementia and cognitive impairment. And in rural Appalachia, the numbers are even higher. But is it possible to predict, at the time of a stroke, who will have the best cognitive recovery?
By Sarah Ladd
Kentucky advocates for people with Alzheimer’s are excited by new research showing that lifestyle interventions like exercising and learning can slow cognitive decline.
The University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand reopening of its newly renovated research facilities, marking a major milestone in the center’s decades-long mission to advance brain health and aging research.