Dr. Pedro Rosa-Neto announced the discovery that the protein APOEﾠꜫ4 ﾠplays a central role in Alzheimer’s disease
On Dec. 20, 2019, Dr. Pedro Rosa-Neto announced the discovery that the protein APOEꜫ4 plays a central role…
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Penn researcher Virginia MY Lee, PhD, received $3 million Breakthrough Prize
On Sept. 5, 2019, Penn Professor Virginia M.Y. Lee, PhD received the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, in…
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A UCLA-led research team identified genetic processes involved in the neurodegeneration that occurs in dementiaﾠ
On Dec 3, 2018, a University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) led research team announced they had identified…
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$20 million gift created research center on longevity and aging at University of Southern California
On May 9, 2018, a new center dedicated to research on longevity and healthy aging was established at…
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UT Southwestern established the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute
On May 14, 2015, the University of Texas System Board of Regents approved the establishment of the Peter…
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Top U.S. research institutions announced major neuroscience collaboration
On Aug. 4, 2014, the Allen Institute for Brain Science, California Institute of Technology, New York University School…
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The Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health opened
On Feb. 27, 2014, the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH), a partnership between the University of…
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The Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network was Established
On Sept. 15, 2008, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) launched the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network (DIAN) to…
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Rita Levi-Montalcini won half of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of growth factors
In 1986, Rita Levi-Montalcini was awarded half of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ‘for the discovery…
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Dr. Stanley Cohen was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1986 for the co-discovery of epidermal growth factor
In 1986, Dr. Stanley Cohen of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Dr. Rita Levi-Montalcini each received…
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Biology | Disease | Environmental | EPA | Neurology | U.S. Congress
The EPA sets new limits on lead in gasoline
On Mar. 4, 1985, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee M. Thomas announced final standards to cut…
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National Alzheimer’s Disease Month was established
On Oct. 3, 1983, President Ronald Reagan issued a proclamation making the month of November as National Alzheimer’s…
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Huntington’s disease genetic marker discovered
In 1983, a team of researchers, led by Dr. James Gusella from Harvard Medical School, announced they had…
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The term Alzheimer’s disease first used
On Jul. 15, 1910, the term Alzheimer’s disease was first used by German psychiatrist Dr. Emil Kraepelin to…
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Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler coined the term ‘schizophrenia’
On Apr. 24, 1908, Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler coined the term ‘schizophrenia’ at a lecture at a meeting…
