In veterans, even a mild case of traumatic brain injury is linked to an increased risk of dementia

Mild traumatic brain injury may sound like an oxymoron, along the lines of "jumbo shrimp" or "random order." But a new study shows that mild TBIs can have serious consequences for military veterans by raising their risk of dementia.

Dr. Kaup selected as an "Emerging Leaders in Aging" scholar

The Emerging Leaders in Aging Program, sponsored by Tideswell, the American Geriatrics Society and the Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs (ADGAP), focused on augmenting and leveraging existing leadership skills in clinical care, research, and education.

Preventing Loss of Independence through Exercise (PLIÉ)

Dr. Barnes received a VA Innovators Award for PLIÉ: an integrative group movement program designed to improve function and quality of life in people living with dementia and their care partners.

NIH Grant for "Development and Validation of the EMR Risk of Alzheimer's and Dementia Assessment Rule (eRADAR)."

Dr. Barnes received a grant from NIH to develop and validate an electronic tool that uses data from the electronic medical record (EMR) to identify patients likely to have undiagnosed dementia.

The Systematic Multi-Domain Alzheimer’s Risk Reduction Trial (SMARRT)

Dr. Yaffe recently received an NIH R01 to conduct the first multi-domain dementia intervention in the United States.

R34 Grant to Support the Beeson Annual Meeting

Dr. Yaffe received an NIH R34 grant to support the Beeson Annual Meeting.