UCI team uncovers key brain mechanisms for organizing memories in time
Convergence research project integrated neurobiology with data science techniques
February 15, 2022
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dementia
Coping with memory impairment during the holidays
School of Biological Sciences Dean Frank La Ferla offers advice for family members
December 24, 2021
UCI-led meta-analysis identifies hypertension medications that help ward off memory loss
People taking drugs that cross the blood-brain barrier experienced less cognitive decline
June 21, 2021
UCI researchers receive $3.5 million grant to study elderly with certain type of dementia
UCI School of Medicine researchers have been awarded a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study a type of dementia, called hippocampal sclerosis, that often mimics Alzheimer’s disease. Led by Dr. Seyed Ahmad Sajjadi, assistant professor of neurology, the study will test the hypothesis that HS sufferers have more significant […]
March 23, 2020
The Alzheimer’s crunch
With jump in patients expected, new leader of clinical research operations at UCI MIND aims to accelerate translation of discoveries into effective treatments
November 22, 2019
Dementia developments
Co-hosted by UCI MIND, the 30th Annual Southern California Alzheimer’s Disease Research Conference will share recent discoveries
October 10, 2019
UCI study identifies a new way by which the human brain marks time
Novel findings may further understanding of age-related dementia
January 15, 2019
UCI neurobiologists aim to identify biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers hope to develop brain imaging tools for pre-symptomatic diagnosis
October 23, 2017
Effort to create mouse that more closely mirrors human Alzheimer’s wins federal grant
Genetically engineered model could boost anti-dementia drug research
October 09, 2017
Dr. Claudia Kawas awarded $100,000 Potamkin Prize for dementia research
The American Academy of Neurology is giving UCI’s Dr. Claudia Kawas a 2017 Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick’s, Alzheimer’s & Related Diseases for her dementia work. Sometimes referred to as the Nobel Prize of Alzheimer’s research, the $100,000 award is an internationally recognized tribute to those advancing our understanding of dementia. Kawas will be […]
April 19, 2017