Dementia

Post-intensive care syndrome includes yearslong cognitive, physical, mental and socioeconomic impairments. Led by world renowned experts in ICU recovery care at Vanderbilt, this transinstitutional study will facilitate best practice development of comprehensive care programs for patients and caregivers after leaving ICU. Read More

Experts in research on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias share their latest findings at the 2023 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. Nik Lampe, postdoctoral researcher, was awarded a grant to examine the social and medical factors influencing ADRD using data from VUSNAPS. Read More

A Vanderbilt study of genetic risks for cognitive impairment later in life uses data from 32,426 research participants ages 60 and older to elaborate these risks across sex and across the intersection of sex and race. Read More

Join Vanderbilt University School of Nursing faculty Jennifer Kim and Kanah May Lewallen for information about dementia care assisted living considerations, choosing a nursing home, community resources and safety measures for the home. The discussion will be on Wednesday, April 21, from 2 to 3 p.m.  Read More

Cancer chemotherapy lowered risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurocognitive disorders that disproportionately affect older people. Read More

Caring for a person with dementia poses many challenges for families and caregivers. Join Dr. Jennifer Kim and Dr. Kanah Lewallen with Vanderbilt University School of Nursing as they provide communication strategies for addressing behaviors in dementia. Read More

Caregivers of people with dementia often face uncontrollable situations. Join Jennifer Kim and Kanah Lewallen of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing as they provide an overview of dementia on Wednesday, Feb. 17, from 2 to 3 p.m. Read More

Sedative medications used in intensive care are associated with increased delirium, which is in turn connected with higher medical costs and greater risk of death and ICU-related dementia. Read More

Christos Constantinidis has been appointed professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering beginning Jan. 1, 2021. At Vanderbilt, he also will be a member of the university’s Brain Institute and the Vision Research Center. Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) researchers are enrolling adults aged 75 and over to study whether taking atorvastatin, a drug commonly used to lower cholesterol also called Lipitor®, can help maintain health by preventing dementia, disability, and heart disease. Read More

Prestigious grant awarded to Nilanjan Sarkar, Vanderbilt researcher developing social robotics to stymie apathy among older adults. Read More

Vanderbilt's inaugural Alzheimer’s Disease Research Day drew more than 100 attendees to hear faculty lectures on subjects ranging from diet to brain modeling, take in short “data blitzes” on individual areas of research, and visit a 35-station poster session. Read More

The video game isn’t about talking robots or colorful books. It’s about getting seniors in the early stages of dementia out of their rooms, moving their bodies and, most importantly, working together. Read More

The cognitive impairment that affects patients who survive a stay in the ICU does not appear to have a similar mechanism to Alzheimer’s disease, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. Read More

Many older adults with dementia do not eat and drink a sufficient amount to maintain a healthy weight. Simple strategies are effective but time-consuming for care providers. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers will discuss their groundbreaking studies on Alzheimer’s disease and dementia at an upcoming forum, and the public is invited to attend. Read More

The Vanderbilt Child and Family Center will host a Lunch and Learn on Aug. 19 on how to recognize dementia vs. typical age-related change. Read More

The Vanderbilt Child and Family Center partnered with Senior Helpers to sponsor the inaugural Virtual Dementia Tour April 22. Read More

In the latest VUCast: ICU patients are leaving hospitals with a dementia-like disease; What’s the fate of the Republican Party?; Hear from Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Distinguished Visiting Professor Jon Meacham; and It's time to celebrate -- the Rate My Professor 2013 rankings are in. All this and more in Vanderbilt’s online newscast. Watch now. Read More

When Todd Monroe’s grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer late in the course of her dementia, the nursing home staff caring for her struggled to assess her pain. Read More