Tag: dementia

Public Health neuroscientist a winner of prestigious prize for dementia research

January 25, 2013:

For his research on beta-amyloid plaques in the brain, Dr. William J. Jagust of UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health has been named a winner of the 2013 Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick’s, Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases by the American Academy of Neurology and the American Brain Foundation. The $100,000 prize is an internationally recognized tribute for advancing dementia research.

‘Senior moments’? What to keep in mind about brain exercise

September 30, 2011:

Brain-training programs have become big business in recent years. Can mental workouts really “improve memory by 10 years” and prevent age-related cognitive decline and even dementia, as claimed? The UC Berkeley Wellness Letter summarizes what the research has to say.