upcoming event

Taub Seminar:
Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Pathology Library – PH 15

Timothy Salthouse, Ph.D.
Brown-Forman Professor of Psychology,
Department of Psychology,
University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia

“What Needs to be Explained in Cognitive Aging”

recent news and awards

	Fall 2007 Newsletter pathways
	Richard Mayeux, M.D. and other researchers in the Taub Institute have found that a simple blood test to detect whether a person might develop Alzheimer’s disease is within sight and could eventually help scientists in their quest toward reversing the disease’s onset in those likely to develop the debilitating neurological condition.  Read More
	Jennifer Manly, PhD, has received a $75,000 supplement from the National Institute on Aging for an ongoing study, now in its second year, of the genetic epidemiology of Alzheimer's disease in the African-American population.
	Carol M. Troy, MD, PhD, has received a one-year $346,000 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for an ongoing study of the regulation of neuronal cell death induced by the protein beta amyloid.
	Dr. Scott Small discusses Alzheimer's vaccine on NBC Nightly News -- watch the video
	Dr. Nikolaos Scarmeas talks about link between dementia and weight on CBS Evening News -- watch the video
	Dr. Richard Mayeux was awarded the 2007 Potamkin Prize by the American Academy of Neurology. He was honored for his work showing that Alzheimer's likely results from a complex mixture of altered genes and environmental factors.
	Jose A. Luchsinger, MD, has received a one-year, $100,000 research grant from the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation for pilot testing of the diabetes drug Metformin as a preventive measure against cognitive decline.
For more on these and other Taub news items, go to NEWS.

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