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Researchers Christopher Martens (right) and Curtis Johnson (center) work with applied physiology doctoral student Nate Romberger (left). They use high-resolution magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) to determine where brain damage occurs and what specific brain structures may be affected as they search for links between arterial stiffness, increased brain pressure and aging.

UD researchers awarded $3.9M to explore links between aging arteries, brain and cognitive decline

UDaily
November 13, 2024

Center Director Chris Martens and Executive Committee Member Curtis Johnson partner in a new research study.

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BrainStorm Fall Speaker Series

Delaware Center for Cognitive Aging Research
September 30 – December 2, 2024

University of Delaware faculty and staff are invited to join us to discuss the latest ideas and challenges in brain aging research at UD.

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Delaware Center for Cognitive Aging Research to be at UD by the Sea

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute event held at Rehoboth Beach, DE
May 23-24, 2024

Discover brain health tips and insights at this upcoming event. Come by and say hi!

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BrainStorm 2024 Spring Speaker Series

Delaware Center for Cognitive Aging Research
2024

BrainStorm meetings are open to UD faculty. The purpose is to discuss the latest ideas and challenges in brain aging research at UD. 

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DCF Boerger Fund Awards More Than $6 Million for Alzheimer’s Research

Delaware Community Foundation
November 16, 2023

“$575,000 grant to the University of Delaware will support a one-year research project focused on linking modifiable lifestyle choices with accelerated dementia risk and identifying new interventions aimed at slowing, stopping or reversing Alzheimer’s disease.” 

Kimberly Van Buren, a speech-language pathologist in UD’s Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic, facilitates a discussion on healthy hearing in small groups at Jenner’s Pond in West Grove, Pennsylvania.

Promoting Brain Health; Delaware Center for Cognitive Aging Research brings brain wellness workshop to the community

UDaily
September 25, 2023

“Everyone knows they’re supposed to eat right and exercise, but this in-depth education series focuses on what specifically is needed to promote good brain health and reduce dementia risk. It also includes personalized feedback and counseling about risk and protective factors.”

Kimberly Van Buren, a speech-language pathologist in UD’s Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic, facilitates a discussion on healthy hearing in small groups at Jenner’s Pond in West Grove, Pennsylvania.

Supporting Independence Against Alzheimer's Disease

UD, CHS News
April 13, 2023

By Colin Heffinger

Alyssa Lanzi, Research Assistant Professor for the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, received $870,225 as part of a Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award from the National Institute on Aging

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Podcast Interview: (Chris Martens): Could this supplement help prevent Alzheimer’s?

Making Sense of Science Podcast, Season 1, Episode 51
By Matt Fuchs
March 10, 2023

“NR has been the focus of some promising research in recent years, and a new study from some researchers at the University of Delaware and the National Institute on Aging, suggests that NR, when taken as a pill by healthy older adults, makes it from the blood into the brain and improves certain markers that have been linked to dementia”

Executive board members of the Delaware Center for Cognitive Aging Research. Curtis Johnson, Alyssa Lanza, Christopher Martens, Matthew Cohen and James Ellison

Advancing Alzheimer’s Research

University of Delaware Magazine, Volume 30, Number 3
By Amy Cherry
December 2022

“the Delaware Center for Cognitive Aging Research seeks to educate the community on modifiable risk factors and address mild cognitive impairment before it progresses to dementia” 

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Radio Interview (Matthew Cohen): Delaware Center for Cognitive Aging Research

WDEL, Del-Aware with Peter MacArthur
October 19, 2022

Cohen talks with Peter MacArthur about the work being done at the center to treat and learn more about Alzheimers and related disorders.” 

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These simple lifestyle strategies can profoundly impact your brain’s health

Delaware Online
October 10, 2022

By Director Christopher Martens and Dr. James Ellison

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Radio Interview (Chris Martens): UDel advancing Alzheimer’s research

WDEL, Del-Aware with Peter MacArthur
August 19, 2022

“Everyone knows they’re supposed to eat right and exercise, but this in-depth education series focuses on what specifically is needed to promote good brain health and reduce dementia risk. It also includes personalized feedback and counseling about risk and protective factors.”

Advancing Alzheimer’s Research: Delaware Center for Cognitive Aging Research opens at UD with focus on Prevention

UDaily
By Amy Cherry
August 3, 2022

“There is a clear need for more research to understand aging-related cognitive decline, and this interdisciplinary center will facilitate innovative, patient-centered research” 

Kimberly Van Buren, a speech-language pathologist in UD’s Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic, facilitates a discussion on healthy hearing in small groups at Jenner’s Pond in West Grove, Pennsylvania.

Researching Compound to Combat Aging-Related Diseases

UDaily
By Dante LaPenta
April 2, 2018

“Martens’ new grant seeks to study the blood pressure lowering effect of boosting NAD+ on brain blood flow and cognitive function in people with mild cognitive impairment”

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