This Hispanic Heritage Month, we proudly recognize the invaluable contributions of our faculty, staff, community partners, and supporters who are dedicated to addressing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in the…
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AlzForum, the popular online publication for Alzheimer’s researchers, published a summary of recent advances from the MODEL-AD teams and highlighted the work of the principal investigators at UCI, Drs. Kim…
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As part of a collaborative project with USC and other faculty at UCI, Dr. Leigh Turner has been awarded a 2 million dollar grant from National Science Foundation to use…
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UC Irvine discovery of ‘item memory’ brain cells offers new Alzheimer’s treatment target The post Dr. Kei Igarashi’s Nature article highlights the role of “item memory” appeared first on UCI…
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The New York Times recently covered a remarkable study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study performed clinical and imaging assessments of 353 adults deemed to be…
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A recent article in the New York Times, How Poor Sleep Affects Your Risk of Dementia, summarizes some recent findings showing both excessively short and long sleep, as well as…
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Ahmad Sajjadi, MD, PhD, was interviewed on NBCLA yesterday evening about the news that former LA County Sheriff Lee Baca who lives with Alzheimer’s disease, wandered away from his home.…
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Message from the Director Dear Friends of UCI MIND, Please enjoy the latest issue of MIND Matters from UCI MIND. In this Spring issue, we highlight a number of…
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Today, the US Food and Drug Administration granted full clinical approval to Eli Lilly to market donanemab, brand name KISUNLA, for the treatment of early Alzheimer’s disease, including Mild Cognitive…
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A June 17 article in the Los Angeles Times highlighted an important safety risk associated with the new class of medications recently approved for treating Alzheimer’s disease (https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-06-17/alzheimers-drug-has-potent...
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