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February 9, 2023 • Institute for Translational Research Alzheimer's, Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit, Dr. Sid O’Bryant, Health and Aging Brain Study, Health disparities, The BoykinZ,
In celebration of Black History Month, the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is engaging in multiple events throughout DFW to expand the Health & Aging Brain Study, previously known as the Black Alzheimer’s Brain Study, launched in 2021 to address why Alzheimer’s disproportionately impacts Black families. HSC seeks to increase…
December 1, 2022 • Institute for Translational Research, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine 2022 Medical Research Award, Alzheimer’s Disease, D Magazine, Excellence in Healthcare Awards, Health care award,
The extensive research done by Dr. Sid O’Bryant and his team at the Institute of Translational Research has earned the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth the 2022 Medical Research Award by D Magazine. Dr. O’Bryant, the executive director of the ITR and a professor at the Texas College of Osteopathic…
November 14, 2022 • Institute for Translational Research, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Alzheimer's, APOE4 genotype, biomarkers, dementia, Health and Aging Brain Study, Health disparities, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, mild cognitive impairment,
Findings from a recent study by the team at the Institute for Translational Research led by Dr. Sid O’Bryant at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth have been published by the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. The article, “Characterization of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia among Community-Dwelling Mexican Americans and Non-Hispanic…
November 7, 2022 • Institute for Translational Research ARIAS, ARIAS 2, Atlas of Retinal Imaging in Alzheimer’s Study, Dr. Jessica Alber, Dr. Melissa Petersen, Dr. Peter Snyder, Dr. Sima Mozdbar, National Institute on Aging, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University, University of Rhode Island,
The Institute for Translational Research at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is the recipient of a five-year, $1.42 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, to study the use of retinal imaging for screening early changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease. This…
October 3, 2022 • Banner feature, Institute for Translational Research, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
The Institute for Translational Research at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is the recipient of a five-year grant of up to $148.78 million from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health. The grant will fund one of the largest studies ever of Alzheimer’s disease…
June 22, 2021 • Institute for Translational Research, School of Biomedical Sciences
A growing trove of data to help scientists understand the biology of Alzheimer’s disease among diverse populations within the context of sociocultural, behavioral and environmental factors is now available through the Institute for Translational Research at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC). The research data is the result…
December 9, 2020 • Institute for Translational Research, Research
By Alex Branch The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) announced a $7 million investment to research the biological differences that put African Americans at greater risk of Alzheimer’s disease and to develop new treatments that prevent the deadly disease. Among people 65 and older, African Americans have the highest prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease, followed by Hispanics and non-Latino whites, according to the…
September 14, 2020 • Institute for Translational Research, Research
Researchers at HSC Fort Worth were awarded a grant expected to total $45 million from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, to expand innovative research into Alzheimer’s disease and the biological differences that cause the disease to disproportionately afflict Mexican Americans. The 5-year research grant, awarded to Sid O’Bryant, PhD, Professor…
June 15, 2020 • Institute for Translational Research, Patient Care, Research
By Jan Jarvis Combining blood biomarkers with only one cognitive test could add up to simpler, effective and less costly way to detect early-stage Alzheimer’s disease in Mexican Americans. The study, conducted by researchers at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, builds on previous work that uses protein biomarkers in…
January 30, 2020 • Institute for Translational Research, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Research, School of Biomedical Sciences
By Jan Jarvis Beverly Dittmer is the kind of high-spirited West Texas woman who never backs away from a fight. Over 76 years, this plucky woman has faced a few, from breast cancer to her husband Paul’s diagnosis with Alzheimer’s disease. Now the mother of seven children and grandmother of 19 braced for what could…
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