MBI Directors Discuss Alzheimer’s Research and Care
On Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, UF Health hosted a webinar titled, “Alzheimer’s: Help for today and hope for tomorrow,” featuring Todd Golde, M.D., Ph.D., MBI director, and Steven DeKosky, M.D., MBI deputy director. The webinar touched on the past, present and future of Alzheimer’s disease research as well as information about care and medications. Following the presentation, […]
The Importance of Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s: UF Neuroscientists Explain the Recent Findings
University of Florida neuroscientists Steven DeKosky, MD, and Todd Golde, MD, Ph.D., announced new findings on a blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on July 29, 2020. The test showed extremely high accuracy – around 90% – for detecting chemicals in the blood that are specific for Alzheimer’s. Those […]
Florida’s Alzheimer’s Research Consortium Awarded $15 Million Grant to Focus on Diverse Populations
The 1Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, or 1Florida ADRC, a University of Florida-organized consortium of leading research institutions aimed at making Alzheimer’s and related dementias treatable, preventable and one day curable, has received a five-year, $15 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging. The award will enable the consortium to […]