Wondering how to keep your brain sharp as you age? Interested in how memory works and what you can do to keep yours healthy? Expert panelists from the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, in conjunction with the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, hosted a discussion and Q&A session on the aging brain, memory, and brain health issues.
SBCoA News
Staying Sharp: Ask the Experts about Keeping your Brain Young
Jul 02, 2012 -
Jun 27, 2012 -
Heroic US Airways pilot Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger will headline the 26th Annual UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Foundation Dinner set for Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, at the Lexington Convention Center Bluegrass Ballroom. All proceeds from the dinner will go to support research, education/outreach and clinical programs at the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA).
Jun 18, 2012 -
The College of Arts and Sciences produces podcasts that demonstrate work being done by the faculty and students in the college. Each week, UKNow will highlight a podcast. This week focuses on Alan Butterfield and his research on oxidative stress on the brain, one of the main components of Alzheimer's disease.
Jun 12, 2012 -
Article by Dr. Gregory Jicha published in the Lexington Herald-Leader on Sunday, June 10, 2012.
May 15, 2012 -
Dr. Gregory Jicha article published by the Lexington Herald-Leader on Sunday, May 13, 2012. Younger-onset (or early-onset) Alzheimer’s disease refers to Alzheimer’s disease in people younger than 65.
Mar 08, 2012 -
In Kentucky, 11,430 people with Alzheimer's live without someone designated as their caregiver, and that number is likely to rise as the number of people with the disease continues to grow.
A national report released Wednesday by the Alzheimer's Association predicted a 31 percent increase in the number of Alzheimer patients in Kentucky. The national report says some 97,000 Kentuckians will be diagnosed with the disease by 2025.
Jan 26, 2012 -
Youʼve bellyached over your saggy bottom, cursed your crowʼs-feet, lamented your love handles and gone to great lengths to hide your muffin top. But whenʼs the last time you gave serious thought to your brain health?
“People need to constantly be reminded,” said Dr. Gregory Jicha of the Sanders- Brown Center on Aging at the University of Kentucky. “Otherwise, we do have a tendency to just put our brain health on a back burner.”
Dec 02, 2011 -
Kentucky TeleCare enables experts from the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging to conduct memory care appointments with patients throughout Kentucky. Physicians affiliated with the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging use telemedicine to work with health care professionals and patients at Harlan Appalachian Regional Health, the Hazard Center for Rural health, T.J. Sampson Hospital in Glasgow, Trover Clinic in Madisonville, Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Owensboro Medical Center and all of the St. Claire Hospital facilities.