2016 INS Conference in Boston, MA

February 16, 2016
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Members of our Memory & Aging Project (MAP) team traveled to Boston, Massachusetts to join national and international experts studying neuroscience and brain health at the International Neuropsychological Society (INS) Conference. We are proud to announce that our team delivered 8 research presentations at this 4-day conference.

January 26, 2016 - VMAC Guest Lecturer, Dr. Donna Wilcock

January 5, 2016
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The Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer's Center would like to announce our January lecturer in our VMAC Guest Lecture Series, Dr. Donna Wilcock, Sweeny-Nelms Professor of Alzheimer's Disease Research at the University of Kentucky. The Wilcock lab is interested in vascular cognitive impairment and dementia; the second most common cause of dementia behind Alzheimer's disease.

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

December 15, 2015
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http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2473655
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

November 10, 2015
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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.

Cardiovascular & Frailty Initiative

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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

September 10, 2015
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http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2015/09/gifford-bell-land-development-awards-in-aging-research/
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

June 1, 2015
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https://www.aamc.org/newsroom/reporter/june2015/434750/service-learning.html
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).
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