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Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder, causing problems with memory, thinking, and behavior. It is the most common form of dementia, affecting an estimated 6.7 million Americans aged 65 and older, and is the sixth leading cause of death in the nation. Two-thirds of those with Alzheimer’s disease in the U.S. are women, yet having longer life expectancy does not fully explain this high prevalence. Carolyn Fredericks, MD, has dedicated her research career to understanding risk of and resilience to Alzheimer’s disease and is working to determine why this disorder is so much more common in women than men.
- December 20, 2024
Over the course of her Pilot Project funded by Women’s Health Research at Yale, Carolyn Fredericks, MD, assistant professor of neurology, forged interdisciplinary partnerships to propel her research forward.
- December 17, 2024
On Friday, September 20th, the Kavli Institute for Neuroscience at Yale celebrated 20 years of research and innovation since its inception in 2004. Over 200 Yale faculty members, postdocs, staff, and students gathered at The Anlyan Center (TAC) for a day-long symposium to share their research and insights.
- November 18, 2024
Since 1981, the Dorothy Adler Geriatric Center has been helping patients optimize function, independence, and quality of life.
- October 21, 2024
Yale BIDS faculty, staff, and students will have a strong presence at the AMIA 2024 Annual Symposium this November in San Francisco, CA.
- October 17, 2024Source: TIME
Chat with a friend, skip the beer and cigarettes, and eat like you're vacationing on the Italian coast.
- October 07, 2024Source: WTNH
Richard Marottoli, professor of medicine (geriatric medicine) at YSM, discusses how people with a first-degree relative with dementia may be more likely to develop the condition.
- October 03, 2024
Congratulations to the following Yale Department of Internal Medicine faculty members, who were recently promoted, appointed, or reappointed.
- October 02, 2024
The Katz Lab in the Department of Pathology was recently awarded a National Institutes of Health grant to study the role of a protein called BOK in cell death of neurons.
- August 30, 2024
For its 20th anniversary, the Kavli Institute is hosting a one-day celebratory symposium. In alignment with our mission, we will highlight subfields of neuroscience: molecular and cellular neuroscience, disease, systems neuroscience, computational neuroscience, and development. This anniversary symposium will feature talks from renowned external speakers, Yale faculty, and Yale trainees. We hope you will celebrate with us during this very special event.