New Paper: Translational geroscience: A new paradigm for 21st century medicine
October 05, 2017 — Published in Translational Medicine of Aging, ADRC's Dr. Matt Kaeberlein provides an overview of the field of translational geroscience, which he believes will become the paradigm for the practice of medicine in the 21st century. He cites initial clinical data indicates that geroprotective compounds such as rapamycin and metformin may delay or reverse age-related disease in otherwise healthy elderly people.
Public comment period on the Bree Recommendations for Alzheimer’s Disease in WA State
October 03, 2017 — The WA State Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias Report and Recommendations has been approved for dissemination for a 4- week public comment. Read the draft and take the survey, available here.
Announcing the 2017 UW-Philips Pilot Project Program (UWP-PPP)
October 03, 2017 — The UW Department of Radiology is pleased to announce the 2017 UW-Philips Pilot Project Program (UWP-PPP)for UW faculty members. There is a set aside of $200,000 (inclusive of F&A costs) to fund 2-5 pilot research projects in artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data and clinical informatics
Call for ADRC Pilot Project Proposals!
September 18, 2017 — The UW ADRC seeks proposals for one-year pilot projects that use its resources to advance the understanding, diagnosis, and/or treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The UW ADRC will fund at least two awards for junior researchers of up $30,000 each, and one award of up to $75,000, which is also open to established researchers new to the ADRC.
For Researchers: New Data Sets/ Expanded Resources from NCRAD/NIAGADS
September 18, 2017 — Read the combined September Newsletter of the National Institute on Aging Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease Data Storage Site (NIAGADS)/ National Cell Repository for Alzheimer’s Disease (NCRAD)
Dimensions, the Magazine of the UW ADRC, is Here!
September 05, 2017 — Read the Fall 2017 Edition of Dimensions, featuring: The Science of Brain Healthy Activities/ Addressing Alzheimer's Disease in Native American Communities/ The Tiny Worm Driving UW Alzheimer's Research/ This Summer's Ride4Alz Motorcycle Tour/ Updates from AAIC 2017/ Essays & Poems: Garden Walkers
2018 NACC Funding Opportunities for Researchers
August 30, 2017 — The National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC) has announced 2018 funding avenues for ADRC researchers. Details here.
New NSF Grant for fMRI Study of the Brain Networks of Memory and Attention
August 08, 2017 — Dr. Thomas Grabowski, Director of the UW ADRC, and colleagues have received a grant National Science Foundation to probe the networks of neurons that support our mental abilities, such as attention and memory. They will test their idea that the size of a network’s components (cortical fields) matters to its strength or susceptibility to dysfunction.
New Lancet Commission Recommends Key Ways to Prevent Dementia, Improve Care, Protect Patients
July 20, 2017 — UW ADRC's Dr. Eric Larson and ACT Study collaborator Dr. Linda Teri co-authored the new report identifying nine modifiable health and lifestyle factors that, if eliminated, might prevent 1 in 3 dementia cases.
Jayadev Lab Publishes New Findings on iPSCs
July 17, 2017 — Modulation of Hematopoietic Lineage Specification Impacts TREM2 Expression in Microglia-Like Cells Derived From Human Stem Cells in ASN Neuro, 2017 Jul-Aug;9(4)