Jan 20, 2021
Gdavis Productions & Films in association with the University of Pittsburgh Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center presents the free live streaming of Garrett Davis’ award winning stage play, Forget Me Not.
Oct 14, 2020
The aging of the U.S. population and the concurrent rise in the number of adults living with dementia underscore the urgent need for a systematic review of the available evidence for care interventions for PLWD and their formal and informal caregivers. The National Institute on Aging commissioned such a review from the Evidence-based Practice Center Program at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Mar 23, 2020
We are addressing this to all the family members and friends who provide care for persons living with Alzheimer’s disease and similar dementias. The care you provide is always vital to the quality of life and well-being of that person. The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Dec 19, 2019
NIH approves a $350 million Alzheimer’s and dementia funding increase for fiscal year 2020.
Oct 29, 2019
YMAA was charted in 2015 and is the largest youth-led Alzheimer’s 501 (c)(3) non-profit in the nation.
Jun 10, 2019
The Escitalopram for Agitation in Alzheimer’s Disease (S-CitAD) study is a 12-week trial of escitalopram taking place at the University of Pittsburgh Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. The S-CitAD Study is looking for volunteers who: Have been diagnosed...
May 21, 2019
The disease, called LATE, seems to develop more slowly than Alzheimer’s and to appear later, when people are in their 80s and 90s.
May 3, 2019
Alzheimer’s disease impacts nearly 6 million Americans. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are working to try and figure out why and whether it can be stopped. They say it may start with a walk around the block.
Mar 18, 2019
What do we know about AD and how do we treat it? Dr. Jennifer Lingler and Niki Kapsambelis talk to Ken Rice and Sally Stapleton on KD/PG Sunday edition.
Feb 1, 2019
Nearly two-thirds of Americans living with Alzheimer’s are women. Sixty percent of all Alzheimer’s caregivers are women.
Feb 1, 2019
In an online article in Live Science staff writer Yasemin Saplakoglu discusses a recent study suggesting a possible cause of Alzheimer’s disease.
Aug 23, 2018
The BRiTE (Brain Training and Exercise) Center mission is to promote the overall health and wellness of older adults who want to optimize their level of cognitive, social, and physical functioning.
Apr 23, 2018
Melita Terry, Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Outreach Coordinator and Dr. Annie Cohen, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, both at the University of Pittsburgh, spoke about Alzheimer’s disease at the Urban League Lunch and Learn in February, 2018.
Jan 26, 2018
Brain Day is an all-day event that brings together experts from around Pitt to share their work in neuroscience with not only their colleagues, but with the patient advocacy community.
Dec 11, 2017
A new clinical trials consortium funded by the National Institutes of Health is expected to accelerate and expand studies for therapies in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Nov 20, 2017
Bill Gates spoke with CNN Chief Medical Correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta about why he plans on donating $50 million of his own money to the Dementia Discovery Fund.
Oct 3, 2017
Dr. Jennifer Lingler awarded $2.6 million by the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study addressing racial disparities in Alzheimer’s disease research.
Jul 13, 2017
Gary Rothstein of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports on the release of a comprehensive report that analyzed how people might be able to prevent dementia.
Apr 12, 2017
Dr. William Klunk joined Niki Kapsambelis on an interview with Liz Reid on WESA 90.5, Pittsburgh’s NPR News Station to discuss Alzheimer research in early April.
Apr 6, 2017
With a new blood test, Pitt researchers are hoping to determine whether the content of someone’s blood could indicate if their learning and memory abilities are in danger of diminishing.
Mar 6, 2017
Eight years ago Niki Kapsambelis wrote a feature in the ADRC Fall Newsletter about the DeMoe family, a family of ADRC research participants with a rare genetic version of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Feb 28, 2017
ADRC receives $500,000 endowment from the Joseph & Ligia Wiegand Family Foundation
Jan 30, 2017
The University of Pittsburgh has started a new Brain Exercise and Training Wellness Program called BRiTE.
Nov 8, 2016
Cynthia Patton, journalist spoke with Dr. Oscar Lopez, director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh.
May 19, 2016
Hugh Papke has been a caregiver for his wife Doris who has had Alzheimer’s for 11 years. Doris is a former participant of the ADRC at the University of Pittsburgh.