Nov. 19, 2020 – ‘Behind the Blue’: Dr. Peter Nelson Discusses UK’s Leading Efforts on Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research
On this episode of “Behind the Blue,” UK Public Relations and Strategic Communications’ Carl Nathe talks with Dr. Peter Nelson, of the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. Dr. Nelson discusses the work of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, the strategies involved in working with such a complex set of diseases, the personal experience that drives his efforts in this research, and more.
Aug. 25, 2020 – UK’s Sanders-Brown, Penn Researchers Provide Insights into Newly Characterized Form of Dementia
Working with their colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania, researchers at the University of Kentucky have found that they can differentiate between subtypes of dementia inducing brain disease.
Jul. 30, 2020 – UKNow: Important Dementia Studies Continuing at UK Despite Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic brought many things to a screeching halt and continues to impact our daily lives. However, important research at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) is continuing under extreme caution and deep dedication.
Jan. 16, 2020 – UKNow: UK Researcher Makes ‘Top Science Stories of 2019’ List by Discover Magazine
An international group of experts led by Dr. Peter Nelson, a neuropathologist at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, is being recognized as one of the top science stories of 2019 by Discover magazine. Back in the Spring of 2019, Nelson and the group characterized a different form of dementia that is now called LATE.
May 1, 2019 – UKNow: When is Alzheimer’s Not Alzheimer’s? Researchers Characterize a Different Form of Dementia
A group of international researchers co-chaired by Dr. Peter Nelson and Dr. Nina Silverberg set out to define diagnostic criteria and other guidelines for advancing future research into this newly-named dementia, called LATE.
June 29, 2011 – UKNow: Nelson Appointed to NIH Study Section
Dr. Peter Nelson of the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has been appointed as a regular member of the Chronic Dysfunction and Integrative Neurodegeneration (CDIN) study section for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
