Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) are devastating disorders for which there are no known cures. Advancing age is the major demographic risk for these diseases. Thus, as the population ages the prevalence of such diseases increase such that they are now at epidemic proportions in many...
Senior and New Scholars Awards for Jacksonville
Dr. Todd Golde
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville
2010 senior Scholar Award in aging
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Dr. Mike Hutton
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville
2000 new Scholar Award in aging
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Dr. Todd Golde
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville
1998 new Scholar Award in aging
Dr. Golde compares Alzheimer's disease (AD) to atherosclerosis. Both are diseases associated with aging, both have strong genetic components, and both are diseases of deposition. Atherosclerosis involves deposition of cholesterol within blood vessels, which damages the cardiovascular system. Alzheimer's disease involves excessive...
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Dr. Malcolm Leissring
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville
2006 new Scholar Award in aging
Aging is the major risk factor for a large number of diseases that exact a huge economic toll on society. A major advance in the field of aging came with the discovery that the lifespan of the flatworm, C. elegans, could be dramatically increased by genetic mutations in the receptor for insulin. Subsequent research has focused... |
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