A health fair to be held July 30 will focus on the importance of mind, body and soul in healthy aging. The fourth annual Mind Matters Health Fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Second Presbyterian Church, located in Lexington at the intersection of Main and Ransom Streets.
SBCoA News
Jul 20, 2011 -
UK program takes healthy, unhealthy brains in hopes of finding treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
Harry LeVine Awarded Focus Grant of $30k
Jun 28, 2011 -
Harry LeVine has been awarded a one-year Focus Grant of 30,000 euros by Bayer Schering Pharma AG Grants 4 Targets Initiative to study how different PET imaging agents interact with the hallmark amyloid brain lesions in Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Jun 16, 2011 -
The University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is "Racing to Fund Alzheimer's Research" with their annual Foundation Dinner, to be held Oct. 13, 2011, 6 p.m. at the Kentucky Horse Park Alltech Arena. The dinner, in its 25th year, is attended annually by approximately 600 people.
Jun 07, 2011 -
Ward off effects of aging with fresh fruits, ‘neurobics,’ activities – Article by Dr. Greg Jicha.
Jun 06, 2011 -
The University of Kentucky College of Public Health will hold its 28th Annual Summer Series on Aging, one of the premier aging conferences in the nation. The conference will take place June 13-15 at the Griffin Gate Marriott Resort and Spa in Lexington.
May 27, 2011 -
A new, exciting piece of equipment will soon be up and running in the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. The Aperio ScanScope instrument, purchased with a $283,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health, will enable Sanders-Brown researchers to study brain tissues in a new way, and to create a "digital brain bank" of data on donated brain tissue.
May 12, 2011 -
Linda J. Van Eldik, director of the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, is among seventeen leading researchers newly elected to the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives.