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Participants Needed
Graduate students in the clinical neuropsychology Ph.D. program here at BYU are recruiting older adults in the community for a neurorehabilitation for memory study.
Sign up by calling 801-422-6035 or emailing gerontologybyu@gmail.com.
Sign up by calling 801-422-6035 or emailing gerontologybyu@gmail.com.
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Fulton Poster Conference
This year's winner for the Gerontology Department is Rebecca Wells! Check out her poster about the impact child care has on grandparents' well-being.
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Stress, Exercise and Drugs
Dr. Jeff Edwards, a Gerontology Faculty Affiliate from BYU's Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, presented this year's Phi Kappa Phi Distinguished Faculty Lecture entitled: "The Brain’s Ability to Learn and Adapt: Stress, Exercise and Drugs."
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News
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Financial insecurity, mental health conditions predict severe loneliness during the pandemic
Faculty Affiliate Julianne Holt-Lunstad discusses the impact of the pandemic on loneliness worldwide, and who has been affected the most.
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Cognitive Decline After Epilepsy in Older Adults
A ten-year study reveals that epilepsy increases the risk of cognitive decline in older adults.
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New research on Alzheimer’s Disease shows ‘lifestyle origin at least in some degree’
A new study from a team of BYU researchers finds novel cellular-level support for an alternate theory that is growing in strength: Alzheimer’s could actually be a result of metabolic dysfunction in the brain.
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