Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. Cutting-edge research and memory loss education for the Boston area and beyond.
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We had the Privilege of having Dr. David Weinshenker speak to us on “Alzheimer’s Prevention Trials: Measuring What Matters Most to Patients”. View our Colloquium Series Lecture here from 6/05/2026
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🧠 Losing your memory is not normal just because you are getting older
At the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, we’re working to better understand aging, memory, and ways to promote healthy cognitive function.
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Many congratulations to our REC Scholar Merci Best! She finished our program today, and also is featured on the front page of the @NACCData website from the Spring ADRC meeting. We are so proud of you Merci!
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🧠 Did you know that regular aerobic exercise may help support memory and brain health?
At the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, we’re working to better understand aging, memory, and ways to promote healthy cognitive function.
Reach out to learn more!
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We had the Privilege of having Dr. Yakeel T. Quiroz speak to us on “Biomarker changes in cognitively unimpaired individuals with autosomal dominant Alzheimer’s disease: Findings from the Colombia-Boston (COLBOS) biomarker study”. View our Lecture here⬇️
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ReMIND is a vision-language AI that reads multi-sequence brain MRIs (T1, T2, FLAIR, etc.) and generates structured radiology-style draft reports plus lets you chat with the scans
Check out the link below to learn more from the Kolachalama Lab! remind.bu.edu/
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This month, we had the Privilege of having Dr. Logan C. Dumitrescu speak to us on “Sex-Specific Genetic Drivers of Alzheimer’s Disease Risk and Resilience”. View our Colloquium Series Lecture here from 4/17/2026!
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This month we have the privilege of having Dr. Luigi Puglielli speak to us on “Endoplasmic Reticulum Acetylation and Proteostasis”. View our Colloquium Series Lecture here from 2/20/26
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This month, we had the Privilege of having Dr. Barbara Bendlin speak to us on “Update on the Role of Gut Microbiome in Alzheimer’s Disease”. View our Colloquium Series Lecture here from 1/16/2026!
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Last month, we had the Privilege of having Dr. Amalia Peterson speak to us on “Women’s Health and Brain Aging: Implications for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias”. View our Colloquium Series Lecture here from 12/16/2025!
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21 Oct 2025
Last week we had the Privilege of having Dr. Kate Turk speak to us on “Mindfulness as an intervention for Veterans with Memory Loss”. View our Fall Seminar Lecture here from 10/17/2025!
If you would be interested in this talk, head over to bu.edu/alzresearch/2025/10/2…
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3 Oct 2025
Earlier this week, we had the privilege of Dr. David Weinshenker speak to us at the BU ADRC on “Mechanisms and Consequences of Locus Coeruleus Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease”!
If you would be interested in this talk, head over to bu.edu/alzresearch/2025/10/0…
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27 Aug 2025
Yesterday, we had the Privilege of Dr. Audrey Fan speak to us on “Non-invasive MRI to image cerebral perfusion and blood-brain barrier function in aging and dementia”.
View our Colloquium Series Lecture here!
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12 Aug 2025
📢 Exciting News: Kolachalama laboratory’s latest work is published in Nature Communications!! Their team has developed an AI model that predicts Alzheimer's disease biomarkers (Aβ and τ) using widely available clinical data. nature.com/articles/s41467-0….
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BU Alzheimer's Center retweeted
30 Jul 2025
Take a look at the story below from @ABC News to learn more about CTE from CTE Center investigator Robert Stern, PhD.
Watch the story here: abcnews.go.com/US/cte-brain-…
You can visit bit.ly/bucte_whatiscte to learn more about CTE and bit.ly/bucte_resources to find resources.
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BU Alzheimer's Center retweeted
24 Jul 2025
We thank the family of Greg Newman for their generous donation and contribution to our research.
You can read the article below from @TheAthletic to learn more about Greg and to hear from CTE Center director Ann McKee, MD.
Read it here: nytimes.com/athletic/6496411…
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BU Alzheimer's Center retweeted
BU’s Andrew Budson, MD, is hosting a two-day hybrid conference on evaluating how viewing dementia as a disorder of consciousness can help patient care:
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31 Jan 2025
The Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology has organized a Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Symposium in celebration of Black History Month! This event is open to the public and we would love for you to attend!
Itinerary attached Below! 2/21/25 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM Hiebert Lounge!
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21 Jan 2025
Be sure to start your Tuesday off right by listening to our very own Andrew Budson on the @home_thrive Caregiver Trending Podcast discussing his book
The episode is located on Spotify and Apple Podcasts below!
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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20 Nov 2024
Our very own Dr. Andrew Budson was on NightSide with Dan Rea where he discussed challenges with memory for those as early as 30-40 Years old!
Listen to the episode for more helpful information on how to better manage your memory today! 🧠🧠
iheart.com/podcast/1002-nigh…
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