JAMA feature highlights Dr. Timothy Hohman’s research on resilience

Pathology is not destiny. So say the more than 1200 brains autopsied so far as part of the Rush Memory and Aging Project and the Religious Orders Study, a pair of massive prospective studies that have tracked the cognitive status of nearly 3000 elders for about 2 decades (Bennett DA et al. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2012;9[6]:646-663, and Bennett DA et al. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2012;9[6]:628-645).

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Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer's Center Guest Lecture Series

During the academic year, the Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center (VMAC) hosts a guest lecture series where thought leaders in the field are invited to present to the Vanderbilt community.

Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer's Center Guest Lecture Series

From September through May, the Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center (VMAC) hosts a monthly guest lecture series, where national and international experts in the field of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are invited to present to the Vanderbilt community.

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An increasing incidence and prevalence of cardiac disease along with the rapidly aging population calls for a need to establish evidence-based principles to manage cardiac disease in older adults.  The effects of multimorbidity and other physiological changes that occur during aging and how they interact with cardiovascular disease and treatment are largely unknown. Dr.

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Congratulations to Dr. Susan Bell and Dr. Katherine Gifford on their Paul B. Beeson Career Development Awards

Two faculty members of the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center are among a handful of 2015 scholars for the Paul B. Beeson Career Development Awards in Aging Research Program. Clinical neuropsychologist and assistant professor of Neurology Katherine Gifford, Psy.D., and geriatric cardiologist and assistant professor of Medicine Susan Bell, MBBS, MSCI, have received the awards and will learn who the other scholars are in October.

Dr. Angela Jefferson comments on how community based training and service learning benefits medical students and the community

The opportunity to help people in their communities was a compelling factor in the decision of John Nixon, MD, to enroll at Rush Medical College. During his first year of medical school, he was one of the student volunteers who drove more than two dozen outreach efforts in the Rush Community Service Initiatives Program (RCSIP).

Vanderbilt Reporter feature on Dr. Angela Jefferson's research on poor heart function and Alzheimer’s disease risk

A healthier heart could prevent Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The study, published online Feb. 19 in Circulation, associates heart function with the development of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Participants with decreased heart function, measured by cardiac index, were two to three times more likely to develop significant memory loss over the follow-up period.

Vanderbilt Reporter feature on Dr. Timothy Hohman's research on the genetics behind Alzheimer’s resiliency

Autopsies have revealed that some individuals develop the cellular changes indicative of Alzheimer’s disease without ever showing clinical symptoms in their lifetime. Vanderbilt University Medical Center memory researchers have discovered a potential genetic variant in these asymptomatic individuals that may make brains more resilient against Alzheimer’s.