This cohort study recently published by the JAMA Network aimed to find out if the risk of cognitive decline among US adults varies by sex. Using pooled data from 26,088 participants, the study found that women, compared with men, had higher baseline performance in global cognition, executive function, and memory. Women, compared with men, also had significantly faster declines in … Read More
University of Arizona EMBI Researcher, Meredith Hay, PhD, Elected Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors
Meredith Hay, PhD, professor of physiology in the College of Medicine – Tucson and member of the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute at the University of Arizona, is one of the 61 academic inventors named to the 2021 class of National Academy of Inventors Senior Members. NAI Senior Members are active faculty, scientists and administrators from NAI Member Institutions who … Read More
NIH Director’s Lecture Series Featuring Kristine Yaffe, M.D.
November 1, 2019 – The McKnight Brain Research Foundation hosted its eleventh annual Poster Reception in Chicago, Illinois on Sunday, October 20, 2019. From the 68 posters presented by scientists from the four McKnight Brain Institutes, six were selected to receive cash awards and certificates for display.
Diversity in Science: Making a Difference in Aging Brain Research
In this recent blog interview, Dr. Carol Barnes, Regents Professor and Director of the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute at the University of Arizona, and Dr. Matt Huentelman, TGen’s Professor of Neurogenomics, discuss the powerful MindCrowd project and share their insights on how brain aging research benefits from diversity in science. MindCrowd is the largest online scientific research of the aging … Read More
Neuroscientists Weigh in on Spatial Cognition and the Hippocampus
University of Florida neuroscientist Andrew Maurer, Ph.D., and University of Arizona psychologist Lynn Nadel, Ph.D., highlight the role of the hippocampus in spatial cognition and episodic memory in a new perspective piece published by the journal, Trends in Cognitive Sciences. “Spatial cognition” is the study of how humans take in and use knowledge of their environment to assess location, get … Read More
Allison Brashear, M.D., M.B.A., is Elected Trustee of the McKnight Brain Research Foundation
The eleventh inter-institutional meeting held from April 10-12, 2019 and hosted by the Evelyn F. and
William L. McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida (MBI) was attended by approximately 120
research scientists from each of the four McKnight Brain Institutes.
Patricia A. Boyle, PhD is Elected to the McKnight Brain Research Foundation Board of Trustees
The McKnight Brain Research Foundation (MBRF) recently elected Patricia Boyle, PhD, Professor of Behavioral Sciences andPsychiatry and a neuropsychologist with the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center in Chicago, to its Board of Trustees.
Cognitive Health
Changes with your brain health happen slowly over time and aren’t always easy to detect. Changes in your ability to process, learn, or remember can be caused by stress, depression, loneliness, hearing and vision loss, and financial problems, among other difficulties.
Memory and Aging
Changes with your brain health happen slowly over time and aren’t always easy to detect. Changes in your ability to process, learn, or remember can be caused by stress, depression, loneliness, hearing and vision loss, and financial problems, among other difficulties.
New Awards to Advance Research in Cognitive Aging and Age-related Memory Loss
The McKnight Brain Research Foundation and the American Brain Foundation have announced a new scholarship award that will advance research in cognitive aging to benefit people with age-related memory loss.