News in Science Updates

October 11, 2016

New Staff Spotlight: Christina Caso

Our center's new research analyst brings experience in FTD and Alzheimer's research, brain scanning, and a passion for work in neurodegenerative disease.

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September 20, 2016

Highlights of the 2016 UW Elder Friendly Futures Conference

The event featured transformative views on clinical care in geriatrics and neurology, research, and creative community improvements.

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Categories: Science Updates, Care & Treatment , News, Art

July 26, 2016

Crossing Borders: Beyond Euro-centric medical research in Parkinson’s disease

International research aims to prevent widening disparities in future access to precision medicine treatment of Parkinson's disease in the Latino population.

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Cruzando fronteras: Más allá de las investigaciones Euro-céntricas en la enfermedad de Parkinson

Un proyecto genético internacional, dirigido por UW, tiene como meta el prevenir el aumento de las disparidades en el acceso, en un futuro, a la prevención y tratamiento de la enfermedad de Parkinson en la población Latina.

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Categories: Science Updates, En Español

July 15, 2016

UW Elder Friendly Futures - A Teaser

Learn about our work at this unique conference on healthy aging, dementia, and community transformation. September 15 - 16

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Categories: Science Updates, Care & Treatment

July 11, 2016

Evidence of a Brain Injury-Parkinson’s Link Strengthens

Dr. Paul Crane gives perspective on the big news that TBI raises risk of Parkinson disease--not Alzheimer disease, as commonly assumed.

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June 21, 2016

Dispatch from NeuroFutures2016: Dr. Anne Churchland

At the Allen Brain Institute, a former UW post doc, now leading neuroscientist, talked about using optogenetics to probe decision-making in the brain.

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May 13, 2016

Tackling the Science of Brain Injury and Dementia Risk

A neuropathologist gives his perspective on new findings about the long-term consequences of head trauma in the general aging population and football players.

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May 02, 2016

Gaming the Memory System

Researchers in the Buffalo Lab use videogames to figure out how the primate brain forms memories—and find clues to interventions for Alzheimer disease along the way.

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April 19, 2016