MEMORY A KEY ISSUE IN 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Dr. Dongming Cai, Director, N Bud Grossman Center for Memory Research and Care, discusses memory lapses on the campaign trail.
VISIONS COMMON AMONG HEALTHY OJIBWE ELDERS, UMN STUDY FINDS
Dr. William Mantyh and Minnesota Now’s Cathy Wurzer discuss his new study looking at the link between dementia, hallucinations and people who are Native Americans.
STUDY OF DEMENTIA ADDS CRUCIAL MISSING DATA ON NATIVE AMERICANS
Measuring the effectiveness of blood tests tp diagnose dementia in Native Americans, Dr. William Mantyh discusses a research partnership.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA RESEARCHER SEEKS TO PUT TARNISHED ALZHEIMER’S DISCOVERIES BACK ON TRACK
Redo of landmark 2006 study is first step while U continues investigation of image manipulation.
A new study could lead to faster, cheaper tests for Alzheimer’s disease. Local health care professionals say it could improve care for people of color.
Dr. Shauna Yuan sees barriers to receiving cultural-specific care for Alzheimer’s patients from communities of color.
PLAYING NEW NOTES IN DEMENTIA RESEARCH
During a musical interlude, Dr. Karen Ashe outlines developments in dementia research.
ASHE LAB RESEARCH IN THE NEWS
The Ashe Lab is currently working to translate research findings into a drug that could halt or potentially reverse memory loss associated with different forms of dementia
SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR VISIT
“The U has always been on the cutting edge of Alzheimer’s research. I’m here to see the great work being done. It’s incredibly impressive.”
‘SILENT SEIZURES’ & ALZHEIMER’S
UMN Discovery Q&A with Dr. Keith Vossel
A NEW DRUG TARGET
Research on Caspase-2 published in Nature Medicine
OF MICE & MEDICINE
UMN Foundation on mouse model development
STALKING ALZHEIMER’S
Dr. Ashe research is highlighted in the Star Tribune