May 17, 2012
John Q. Trojanowski, MD, professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and director of Penn's Institute on Aging and NIH-funded Alzheimer's Disease Core Center, talks to
ABCNews.com about the recent history of Alzheimer's disease research and our increased understanding of the science behind the disease.
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May 17, 2012
Melissa Livney, PsyD, a therapist at Penn's Memory Center, spoke with NPR affiliate WHYY Radio about the effect personality has on aging.
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May 15, 2012
The lab of Amita Sehgal, PhD, professor of Neuroscience and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, discovered a mechanism involving the neurotransmitter dopamine that switches fruit fly behavior from being active during the day (diurnal) to nocturnal, a change that parallels
sundown syndrome found in older people with dementia or cognitive impairment.
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The Penn Medicine Neuroscience Center (PMNC) is dedicated to the advancement of the understanding of the brain, spine and peripheral nervous system.
Developing effective treatments and therapies for these areas requires the expertise, dedication and cooperation of scientists from many fields of research.
At Penn, the schools, centers, and institutes across our campus are brought together in the PMNC to create an integrated approach to patient
care, education and research.
Learn more about the PMNC
Pilot Collaborative Research Projects
The PMNC has recently announced funding for 10 collaborative research projects in the total amount of $500,000 for FY12. The investigators collaborating on the 10 funded projects represent 18 different departments and 5 Penn schools.
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