UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging - Markesbery Symposium

The Second Annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia honors William R. Markesbery, MD. His leadership and commitment to the field of aging research was the catalyst behind the University of Kentucky establishing the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging in 1979.

  1. AARP Kentucky is proud to have contributed support for this special community event. Find more of the Sanders-Brown Center's work translating research into interventions helping older adults. Go SBCoA
  2. Dr. Cheryl Wellington w/Univ. of British Columbia welcomes 400 guests to Sanders-Brown Symposium on #Aging #Lexington http://pic.twitter.com/iDO9bAg0
  3. Sanders-Brown Center on Aging's Markesbery Symposium delivers healthy #aging & #brain health resources in #Lexington. http://pic.twitter.com/Lo6uJ1Qv
  4. More than 15 million Americans provide unpaid care for persons with Alzheimer's disease. The University of Kentucky is developing and testing promising therapies - today.
  5. In 2010, 80k Kentuckians living w/ #Alzheimer's. Sanders-Brown Center on #Aging has more info centeronaging.uky.edu http://pic.twitter.com/1j9LcCpJ
  6. "Giving your brain a workout w/music helps stay sharp & healthy," Dr. Wellington #aging #alzheimers #Lexington #AARP http://pic.twitter.com/e7PfqcTe
  7. Researchers discovering new connections between #Alzheimers & levels of body fat (leptin) brain pathologies. #aging http://pic.twitter.com/wXSR500R

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