Dr. Alex Dalrymple spoke with UVA Today about a new therapy that has been shown to slow the progression of the Huntington's Disease by 75% and why he says there’s room for “cautious optimism.
UVA President Jim Ryan’s 14th Boston Marathon raised a record $79,517 to support Alzheimer’s research and patient care, honoring a personal connection and inspiring hope for a cure.
A new way of thinking about Alzheimer’s disease has yielded a discovery that could be the key to stopping the cognitive decline seen in Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.
The Brain Institute is pleased to announce the community engagement pilot grant awardees.
John Lukens directs UVA’s Harrison Family Translational Research Center in Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases and a new study reveals that blocking an immune system molecule in mice prevent
UVA Health scientists are calling for clinical trials testing the potential of HIV drugs called NRTIs to prevent Alzheimer’s disease after discovering that patients taking the drugs are substantial
University of Virginia President Jim Ryan’s Boston Marathon run to support the University's Alzheimer’s research and the care of patients living with the disease raised more than $70,000, a re
University of Virginia President Jim Ryan is dedicating funds raised from his Monday Boston Marathon run to support UVA’s Alzheimer’s disease research and to support the care of patients living wit
Lulu Jiang, MD, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Neuroscience at UVA School of Medicine, was awarded a $3.6 million R01 grant from the National Institute on Aging for her project ti
Head of Harrison Family Translational Research Center discusses advances in treatment.
Dr. George Bloom is a renowned cell biologist whose longtime focus has been deciphering the cellular processes at the heart of neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease, such as the buildup of amyloid-β peptides and tau protein tangles.
The family of the late David and Mary Harrison, two of the University of Virginia’s most generous benefactors, has made a pair of commitments totaling $55 million to the Olympic Sports Center in th
Alzheimer’s researchers at the University of Virginia have discovered how harmful tau proteins damage the essential operating instructions for our brain cells, a finding which could lead to new tre
A University of Virginia professor is collaborating on a deep brain implant that may one day be the path by which doctors treat and perhaps reverse the degenerative effects of Alzheimer’s disease.
Professor Chia-Yi “Alex” Kuan, MD, PhD, in the Department of Neuroscience, was awarded a new NIH R01 grant for $3 million to study the mechanisms of a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease,