Our very own Dr. Andrew Budson was on NightSide with Dan Rea where he discussed challenges for memory for those as early as 30-40 years old! Listen to the episode today for more helpful information on how to better manage your memory!
📢 The team has developed an AI model for differential diagnosis of dementia using multimodal data, including demographics, medical history, neuropsychological assessments, and neuroimaging. This model achieved a microaveraged AUROC of 0.96 in differentiating dementia etiologies and significantly improved diagnostic accuracy when used alongside clinician assessments. Discover how this innovation can transform dementia care and […]
This year we were fortunate to have an amazing pool of applicants for our Pilot Grant here at the Boston University ADRC! We would love to take this opportunity to thank everyone for applying and to congrats our two winners on winning the Pilot Grant Award! Pilot 27-1 Aytan, Nurgul Title: TDP-43 mis-spliced transcripts associated […]
Join us on May 16th for a conversation on Dementia’s Impact on Communities of Color!
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 […]
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 […]