Our Center supports a wide variety of Alzheimer’s disease-related research. If you are interested in participating in one of our studies, please reach out to our Recruitment Coordinator, Dean Sheppard at sheppard@bu.edu or call us at 617-358-4133 Everything we have learned about memory, memory treatments, and memory disorders is known because someone volunteered for a research […]
The Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (BU ADRC) Is Soliciting Proposals for Pilot and Feasibility Studies New proposals or initiatives for biomedical, epidemiological behavioral, legal, ethical, health systems or other research in Alzheimer’s disease are encouraged. Two NIH-funded proposals for $25,000 in direct costs for one-year non-renewable studies will be awarded. The Development Grant […]
Neurologist Andrew Budson of the BU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center explains frontotemporal dementia and its connection to Hollywood star’s original aphasia diagnosis. Less than a year after Bruce Willis’ family shared that the famed actor had the neurological disorder aphasia, they’ve announced that his condition has progressed and that he has a new diagnosis: frontotemporal […]
Our annual CTE Conference is back! This hybrid course will feature an opportunity for all of our participants to learn about all aspects of CTE, including its pathology, pathophysiology, genetics, biomarkers, imaging, clinical syndromes, clinical criteria, differential diagnosis, impact on veterans, implications for the family and, what it is like to live with or worry […]
Dear ADRC Community, Wherever you are reading this, we want to send a warm welcome to each of you. As we approach the holiday season, we thank you for your support that has facilitated our pursuit of research and educational breakthroughs and enhanced patient care at the Boston University School of Medicine Alzheimer’s Disease Research […]
Steven Starks, MD, FAPA Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Houston College of Medicine
Save the date for our two-day virtual course where participants will learn about all aspects of CTE, including its pathology, pathophysiology, genetics, biomarkers, imaging, clinical syndromes, clinical criteria, differential diagnosis, impact on veterans, implications for the family and, what it is like to live with or worry about the disease. Thursday, October 21st – Friday, […]
Benjamin Wolozin at the BU School of Medicine addresses the controversy and questions about the new Biogen drug.
The Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Ambassador Program is an organization at a local level that works to educate the community about research participation in Alzheimer’s disease clinical trials and studies. These goals will be achieved through education and outreach events in the Boston community and through community memory screenings. Program Expectations/Requirements: At least […]