UCI MIND releases a new video in which Dr. Aimee Pierce, Medical Director of the Institute's Memory Assessment and Research Center, and her fellow researchers and clinicians talk about their latest efforts to advance research in Alzheimer's disease.  

According to the recently released 2012 World Alzheimer's Report, stigma negatively effects people with dementia across the world, resulting in loss of friends and social exclusion.

Dr. Frank LaFerla, Director of UCI MIND, facilitates "Ask the Doc" panel of expert speakers who address audience questions about the behavioral and psychiatric symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. The 20th Southern California Alzheimer's Disease Research Conference, held on World Alzheimer's Day, September 21, 2012, is now available for viewing online.  Addressing the topic, Beyond Memory: The Behavioral and Psychiatric Symptoms of Dementia, the conference featured internationally known researchers and expert clinicians who discussed non-cognitive symptoms - ranging from apathy and depression to hallucinations and agitation - and their treatment in Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.  Led by…

Just published Online First by Archives of Neurology, a study led by Szofia Bullain, M.D., a Fellow in Geriatric Neurology at UCI MIND and a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Neurology, has shown that difficulty performing activities like walking at age 90 and older greatly increases the odds of having dementia. Dr. Szofia Bullain, Lead Author Using a cross-sectional design, Bullain and her colleagues found that the oldest old who performed poorly on measures of walking, rising from a chair, standing balance and grip strength were more likely to have dementia than their more able peers.  Odds of developing…

Kawas honored as Visionary Woman by Alzheimer’s Association of OC Dr. Claudia Kawas, the Al and Trish Nichols Chair in Clinical Neuroscience and professor of neurology and neurobiology & behavior at UC Irvine, was honored for her clinical contributions to Alzheimer’s disease research and care by the Orange County Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. Along with seven other recipients, Kawas was recognized as a 2012 Visionary Woman during a Sept. 28 reception at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel. Each year, the Visionary Women Circle of the Alzheimer’s Association honors Orange County caregivers who display extraordinary compassion in caring for those…

Investigators at the UCI Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders describe their efforts to advance research for Alzheimer's disease.  Caregiver Bill Edwards shares how his wife, Nancy, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's at UCI MIND and urges support for the Institute's research.

CBS 2 News spot features Steve and Gincy Heins, who shared their story of living with Steve's Mild Cognitive Impairment at the 2012 Southern California Alzheimer's Disease Regional Conference on September 21, 2012 - World Alzheimer's Day.  As Dr. Aimee Pierce of the UCI MIND cautions, any memory or thinking difficulties that interfere with one's everyday life should be brought to the attention of a physician and evaluated carefully.

KCAL 9 News highlights research at UCI MIND which was shared at the 20th Annual Southern California Alzheimer's Disease Conference, held on September 21st, World Alzheimer's Day.

Drs. Frank LaFerla (front) and Mathew Blurton-Jones (rear) before stem cell images The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has awarded $20 million to UCI Institute of Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI  MIND) to advance stem cell treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in partnership with Stem Cell, Inc. of Newark, California.  Led by a disease team that includes Dr. Frank LaFerla, a world-renowned researcher in Alzheimer’s disease who serves as director of UCI MIND and Dr. Mathew Blurton-Jones, Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at UCI, the four-year project is designed to bring neural stem cell treatment…