Taub Institute

      Directors Richard Mayeux, MD MSc & Michael Shelanski, MD PhD

upcoming event

Taub Seminar:  Tuesday June 23, 12:30pm
 Dr. Huaxi Xu
Professor & Acting Director, Neurodegenerative Disease Research Program, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, CA

“Regulation of APP Processing and Alzheimer's Disease-like 

 Pathologies by Novel Genes and Signal Transduction Pathways”

recent news and awards

. Taub Researchers are featured in  HBO's 'The Alzheimer's Project'The Alzheimer's Project website.
. Researchers in the Taub Institute have found that a simple blood test to detect whether a person might develop Alzheimer’s disease is within sight and could eventually help scientists in their quest toward reversing the disease’s onset in those likely to develop the debilitating neurological condition.  Read More
. Elan Louis, MD, MS, professor of neurology and epidemiology, has been awarded a $500,000 extension of funding from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to continue work on studies of the brain metabolism and neuropathology of essential tremor
. Dr. Scott Small discusses Alzheimer's vaccine on NBC Nightly News -- watch the video
. Dr. Nikolaos Scarmeas talks about link between dementia and weight on CBS Evening News -- watch the video
Jose A. Luchsinger, MD, has received a one-year, $100,000 research grant from the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation for pilot testing of the diabetes drug Metformin as a preventive measure against cognitive decline.
   
For more on these and other Taub news items, go to NEWS.

 

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