Welcome to Penn State Laboratory For Alzheimer's Disease Research Center for AD and Aging
The G.M. Leader Family Laboratory for Alzheimer’s Disease Research is a multi-disciplinary center dedicated to memory and aging studies. The main aims of the center are to identify the underlying causes of memory loss associated with aging and Alzheimer’s disease and to develop interventions to improve memory and cognition. The range of expertise in brain research represented by the investigators in this program includes basic research at the molecular level, in animal models, structural and functional brain imaging, cognitive and behavioral markers of memory loss, intervention trials, and clinical management of memory and cognitive disorders of aging. The expertise of the biomedical investigators in collaboration with Country Meadows retirement community provides a favorable environment for translational research in aging and memory. Through integrated laboratory and field research teams, research outcomes can more quickly be applied in clinical samples.
- The Medical Minute: Genetic testing for breast cancer risk Dr. Rena Kass, director of Penn State Hershey Breast Center, said actress Angelina Jolie’s announcement regarding her double mastectomy is great publicity that will raise awareness about the genetic component of many cancers.More...
- CLIMB program puts families dealing with cancer first Penn State Hershey is hosting another session of CLIMB: Children’s Lives Include Moments of Bravery. Developed by the Children’s Treehouse Foundation, this five-week program sponsored by Penn State Hershey Breast Center addresses the psychosocial aspects of cancer as they relate to the family unit.More...
- Farmers Market in Hershey launches fourth season On Thursday, May 23, the Farmers Market in Hershey will return for its fourth season with plenty of new offerings.More...
- Penn State Hershey experts to present on IBD In an effort to help patients living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis in central Pennsylvania, Penn State Hershey Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center experts, led by Dr. Walter Koltun, will host a patient symposium.More...
