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09/26/2025

🚨EVENT REMINDER!

📣 Join Us for the 20th Annual Norman R. Seay Lecture!
Theme: “Honoring Legacy. Accelerating Progress.”
📅 Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | ⏰ 4:00–5:00 PM CST
📍 Knight Conference Center, Washington University Danforth Campus
💻 Hybrid Event: Attend in person or via Zoom
This year, we commemorate 20 years of community-informed science and engagement in Alzheimer disease research and celebrate the 25th anniversary of the African American Advisory Board.
✅ Highlights:
• Reflections from past Seay Lecturers
• Milestones in Brain Health – Dr. John C. Morris
• Roundtable on Building Trust – Dr. Joy Balls-Berry
• Community Call to Action
📌 Free event, registration required: https://bit.ly/seaylecture
🅿️ Free parking available.

09/24/2025

What is the secret to healthy aging?

Brian Carpenter We all get older one day at a time, but we don’t necessarily age at the same pace. Some people in their 60s, 70s, or beyond have energy, mental sharpness, and a quality of life that defies the decades. Healthy aging isn’t just an aspiration or a trope for pharmaceutical ads. For ...

09/17/2025

Can Crosswords and Games Prevent Dementia?

Experts say the answer is a puzzle.

09/17/2025

Hormone Replacement Therapy Could Help Women Avoid Dementia—If It’s Taken at the Right Time

Delaying HRT could do more harm than good, a new study shows.

09/11/2025

Issues in Aging : Bethany Goff, MSW, LCSW, MA, EverTrue, presents on the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model.

As part of a monthly seminar hosted by the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging at The Brown School, Bethany Goff, MSW, LCSW, MA, EverTrue, presents on the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model. The GUIDE Model focuses on comprehensive, coordinated dementia care and aims to improve qu...

09/06/2025

Treatment Options for Agitation in Alzheimer’s Disease

09/05/2025

📣 Join Us for the 20th Annual Norman R. Seay Lecture!
Theme: “Honoring Legacy. Accelerating Progress.”
📅 Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | ⏰ 4:00–5:00 PM CST
📍 Knight Conference Center, Washington University Danforth Campus
💻 Hybrid Event: Attend in person or via Zoom
This year, we commemorate 20 years of community-informed science and engagement in Alzheimer disease research and celebrate the 25th anniversary of the African American Advisory Board.
✅ Highlights:
• Reflections from past Seay Lecturers
• Milestones in Brain Health – Dr. John C. Morris
• Roundtable on Building Trust – Dr. Joy Balls-Berry
• Community Call to Action
📌 Free event, registration required: https://bit.ly/seaylecture
🅿️ Free parking available.

09/05/2025

New computational tool sheds light on ‘wiggly’ proteins

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine led by Alex Holehouse have developed a novel method of predicting how certain hard-to-study proteins will behave, with potential implications for research and treatment of many diseases.

09/05/2025

Lenze named XPRIZE Healthspan semifinalist

Eric J. Lenze, MD, and his team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis' Healthy Mind Lab are among 40 semifinalists in the XPRIZE Healthspan competition awarded $250,000 to study approaches to improve healthy aging.

08/25/2025

People carrying two copies of ‘Alzheimer’s gene’ lowered risk by 35% via diet changes | CNN

The award-winning Mediterranean diet helps prevent dementia, especially in people at highest genetic risk, according to a new study.

08/08/2025

How Do ‘Super-Agers’ Stay Young? What 25 Years of Research Has Revealed.

After 25 years of research on this notable group, here’s what stands out.

08/04/2025

Blood plasma reveals shared pathways in neurodegenerative diseases

Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine researchers identify biomarkers of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and frontotemporal dementia from blood plasma, suggesting new therapeutic avenues.