Championing the need for research, programs and support for caregivers has been a passion of David Coon’s for more than three decades. Recently, those efforts were honored in an especially meaningful way by the Arizona Caregiver Coalition. Click here to read the full...
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New England Journal of Medicine Article on Tau Positron-Emission Tomography in Former National Football League Players
This newly released article was written by first author Robert Stern, PhD; and senior author Eric M. Reiman, MD. The research consisted of brain imaging studies in former NFL players and was done in collaboration with researchers from Banner Alzheimer’s Institute,...
Arizona State University Receives $50 Million Gift in Support of Dementia Research Education
Charlene and J. Orin Edson’s gift to be split between Biodesign Institute and newly renamed Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation Dementia is a health issue that touches everyone, from the person afflicted to their friends and family to the individuals...
PBS Arizona Horizon: Dr. Eric Reiman of the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute
Hear about the latest breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s research from Dr. Eric Reiman of the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute. We also hear from Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell, who discusses being a caregiver for his mother, who suffers from the disease. Click here to watch now!
ASU Biodesign Institute Hiring for Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Three postdoctoral positions are open to study the molecular and behavioral alterations associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Click here to learn more and apply now!
How Common Data Could Lead to Uncommon Alzheimer’s Discoveries | Bio-IT World
"There is an untapped opportunity to leverage existing data from longitudinal cohorts, from the postmortem human brain, and from clinical trials to help the field advance our shared goals more effectively than we otherwise could," -- Eric Reiman, Banner Alzheimer's...
Dr. John Fryer from Mayo Clinic Jacksonville Presenting “Intersection of Aging, Dementia, and Immunity”
Cronkie News | Tgen’s MindCrowd Seeks 1 Million People Around the World to Help Cure Alzheimer’s
PHOENIX – Researchers are turning to tech to help figure out why some people live long lives without brain problems while Alzheimer’s and similar forms of dementia rob others of their ability to form memories and perform daily tasks that once were routine. Click here...
ASU’s Heather Bimonte-Nelson Wins Bioscience Educator of the Year
The beaming scientist is Bimonte-Nelson herself, who heads the Behavioral Neuroscience of Memory and Aging lab in the Department of Psychology. She is the 2018 recipient of the Michael A. Cusanovich Bioscience Educator of the Year Award. Bimonte-Nelson was nominated...