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A researcher at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is one of several experts in the field who recently discussed the use of two popular screening tests for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Frederick A. Schmitt, Ph.D. Professor of Neurology & Psychiatry at UK says he and the others involved with the publication believe that “Reliance on these crude paper & pencil tests has hampered advances in treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.”

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) will host a free virtual Alzheimer’s educational conference for Tennessee residents.

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America will host a free educational conference for Tennessee residents on June 15. The conference will be held virtually from 11 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. EDT.

The program is set and registration is open for the 11th annual Sanders-Brown Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia.

UK's Alaine E. Reschke-Hernández talks about her research exploring the impact of music on Alzheimer's patients. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 26, 2021) — Newly published research has found familiar music can elicit an extended emotional response in patients with Alzheimer’s-type dementia. The findings from this potential new approach were featured in issue three of volume 78 of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. Building on the belief that music has emotional and behavioral benefits, researchers under the leadership of University of Kentucky School of Music’s Alaine E. Reschke-Hernández,...