Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research
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Learn about the center's latest advances and upcoming research events.
News & Events
Learn about the center's latest advances and upcoming research events.
Recent News
Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research News
Researcher receives $500K grant toward developing RNA-based therapy for Alzheimer's Disesase
The 2025 Roger Ackerman Memorial Grant will fund Cheung’s research toward developing an RNA-based therapy for Alzheimer’s disease.
Can blocking "jumping genes" treat diseases and aging?
The work of Bess Frost, the Salame-Feraud Director of the Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research, and John Sedivy, director of the Center on the Biology of Aging, is highlighted in this Science article on retrotransposon research.
April 16, 2025
News from Brown
Novel study at Brown shows how late-life health traces back to what happened in the womb
The New England Family Study, launched in 1959 and now led by a Brown epidemiologist, spans three generations of participants and unlocks key insights for healthy aging.