Every day, more than 1,000 people are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. These are our mothers, sisters, fathers, brothers and spouses. They are scientists, artists, teachers and policymakers. As time goes on, even more of us will be affected, because the numbers are rising at a startling rate. Today, one in nine Americans aged 65 or […]
Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth-leading cause of death in the U.S. There is no cure. By 2025, the number of Americans age 65 and older with Alzheimer’s is projected to grow by 40 percent. Texas is expected to see an increase of nearly 50 percent in that same time. “One in nine of us over […]
In a flap of skull the size of a pinhead, Martin Paukert, M.D., mounts and seals a thin window onto an anesthetized mouse. This window will allow Dr. Paukert and his team to monitor, in real time, effects of stimuli to the brain of a conscious mouse while it walks on a tiny treadmill. That’s something […]