Dr. Ann McKee is Announced Bostonian of the Year 2017
Football may never be the same after the VA Boston scientist’s research on head injuries. Click Here for Full Article
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BU Alzheimer’s Disease Center Wins $5.4 Million NIH Grant
Will fund research on early diagnostics, genetic risk factors, interventions
B.U. Seeks Cape Residents For Alzheimer’s Research
B.U. Seeks Cape Residents For Alzheimer’s Research
Gift Recognizes Family’s Struggle with Alzheimer’s
“We all wanted to honor my father, but we also wanted to do something for BU, since he had so loved it.”
PBS Nova “Can Alzheimer’s Be Stopped?” Premieres Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 9pm ET/8C on PBS.
Alzheimer’s ravages the minds of over 40 million victims worldwide. Join scientists as they untangle the cause of this tragic illness, and go behind the scenes of major drug trials to discover the therapies that may slow and even prevent the disease.
Dr. McKee wins Boston University School of Medicine Jack Spivack Excellence in Neurosciences Award of 2016
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The Wingate Residences Announces Partnership with Boston University School of Medicine and Its Alzheimer’s Disease and CTE Center (BU ADC)
The Wingate Residences, a leading senior living community located on the Wingate at Needham campus in Needham, Massachusetts, today announced its partnership with Boston University School of Medicine and their Alzheimer’s Disease and CTE Center (BU ADC).
Exercise and Social Networking: Two Strategies to Work Out your Brain
“Doing something surrounded by people, interacting with people. The research does suggest that that has some ability to keep the brain healthy as we get older. Anything is better than nothing. Anything is better than isolation. Click here for full transcript
A Light at the End of the Tunnel for Alzheimer’s? Dr. Stern says it may be coming
Stern said, “that would be a game changer for patients and their caregivers.”
Groundbreaking documentary on Art and Alzheimer’s airs nationwide on public television in 2015
I Remember Better When I Paint shows how the creative arts can enhance the quality of life for people with Alzheimer’s. The program continues to broadcast on public television stations nationwide in 2015, in particular at the end of October and also in November which is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in the US. Leading doctors […]