9/21/2022
World Alzheimer's Day
Discover New Approaches to Combat Alzheimer's Disease
More than 580,000 people age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's disease in ³Ô¹ÏÍø. By 2025, that number is expected to increase by 24%.
Listen as Gregg Fields, Ph.D., executive director of FAU’s Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention and a professor in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, discusses emerging technology designed to treat and monitor Alzheimer’s Disease, including:
- The use of Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) technology to deliver drugs to the brain.
- Diagnosis using less invasive and less expensive blood-based biomarkers.
- The use of biomarkers to evaluate the potential effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
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Up next:
Join Greg Fields, Ph.D., and other FAU researchers for a panel discussion about Discoveries, Treatments and Strategies.
What: How FAU is Accelerating the Drive Against Cancer
When: 3 to 4:30 p.m., Oct. 12
Where: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Friedberg Auditorium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton.
If you would like more information, please contact us at dorcommunications@fau.edu.
When: 1 to 2 p.m., Sept. 22
Where: Zoom