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Dr. Peggye Dilworth-Anderson receives Lifetime Achievement Award in AD research
Congratulations Dr. Peggye Dilworth-Anderson on receiving the Bengt Winblad Lifetime Achievement Award in Alzheimer’s Research at AAIC’22 in San Diego, CA! Read more >
Duke-UNC ADRC Approach to Alzheimer’s Disease Research
We at the Duke-UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) are troubled by the recently reported research misconduct by an Alzheimer’s researcher at another university. Our Center is built on the idea that Alzheimer’s disease can only be combatted through collaboration, innovation, and rigorous research. Although the allegations in the report do not involve our Center […]
Inaugural SLAM-DUNC Symposium
The inaugural Symposium for Learning about Alzheimer’s Disease Medical Research at Duke and UNC (SLAM-DUNC) took place on June 24th and 25th at Duke University’s Karsh Alumni and Visitors Center in Durham, North Carolina. The symposium was filled with inspiration and conversations about the Duke – UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center’s (ADRC) work to bring […]
Famed Duke and UNC Coaches Speak Out for the Duke-UNC ADRC
Former basketball coach legends from Duke and UNC, Coach “K” Michael Krzyzewski and Coach Roy Williams, show their support for the Duke-UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center in videos recorded for the Center’s first Symposium for Learning about Alzheimer’s disease-related Medical research at Duke and UNC (SLAM-DUNC). The symposium was held on June 24 – 25 […]
Studying Early Signs of Dementia in Younger, More Diverse Patient Population
New NIH-funded center focuses on identifying age-related changes across the lifespan The newest NIH Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC)—a collaboration established in Fall 2021 between Duke and the University of North Carolina (UNC)—is focused on identifying age-related changes across the lifespan that impact the development, progression, and experience of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The […]
Can Preserving Vision and Hearing Prevent Dementia?
Heather Whitson, MD, MHS, is quoted in this article published by ALZFORUM in March 2022: While scientists know that age-related hearing loss increases a person’s risk of dementia, their view of how vision loss affects cognition is fuzzy. It may be coming into focus, though. Recently, scientists reported that people who had surgery to remove […]
SLAM-DUNC!
The first Symposium for Learning about Alzheimer’s disease-related Medical research at Duke and UNC (SLAM-DUNC) will be held Friday-Saturday, June 24 – 25 at the Duke Karsh Alumni and Visitors Center. The symposium is open to researchers, clinicians, and trainees from Duke, UNC, NCCU, UNC-Pembroke, and ECU and will include: Research presentations from REC Scholars […]
Duke-led Research Teams Receive Norins Awards to Explore the Germ Hypothesis of Alzheimer’s Disease
Two Duke-led research projects exploring the role that infections or microbes might play in Alzheimer’s disease have received $50,000 Duke/UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Norins Pilot Awards. Continue reading
