All Alzheimer’s

August 19, 2022

UIC scientists discover method for restoring memory loss from Alzheimer’s disease

Stimulating brain stem cells to produce new neurons could lead to promising therapies.

Yao Xincheng

April 3, 2019

Detecting eye and brain disease earlier

The eyes are the window to the brain

Dementia Guide Expert for Families app

March 7, 2017

App helps families, individuals cope with dementia

Evidence-based app created by geriatric experts

Pauline Maki

February 28, 2017

Women perform better than men on memory tests for Alzheimer’s

Estrogen plays a role in verbal memory, says UIC researcher Pauline Maki

Pauline Maki

February 7, 2017

Women perform better than men on memory tests for Alzheimer’s

Changing scoring may help women get diagnosed earlier

June 12, 2015

Cell density remains constant as brain shrinks with age

Ultra-high field MRI looks into the aging brain

Ishii AB-42 structure

May 7, 2015

Alzheimer protein’s structure may explain its toxicity

Researchers find structure of building blocks for progressive brain disease

Scott Brady

October 28, 2014

Gaining neuron knowledge to fight ALS, Alzheimer’s

University Scholar Scott Brady

Christine Mary Dunford

July 16, 2013

Christine Mary Dunford puts bestseller onstage

Play about living with, not dying from, Alzheimer’s

Performer in a wheelchair holds up a woman

May 14, 2013

Festival highlights artists with disabilities

Bodies of Work, a UIC-organized, 11-day citywide arts and culture festival, opens May 15

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