Dr. Xiaoling Zhang interview with Medical News Today: Risk of Alzheimer’s linked to cholesterol, blood sugar levels at age 35
March 29, 2022, Dr. Xiaoling Zhang interviewed with Annie Lennon from Medical News Today, and discussed about the recent study published in Alzheimer’s and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, Farmingham Heart Study. Dr. Xiaoling Zhang told MNT that improved blood flow in the brain might also explain some of their findings. She explained that HDL could increase transportation and thus […]
Dr. Farrer Interview with CNN: Fight Alzheimer’s in your mid-30s by tracking these warning signs
On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, Dr. Lindsay Farrer interviewed with Sandee LaMotte from CNN, and discussed about the recent study published in Alzheimer’s and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, Farmingham Heart Study. “What’s unique about the study is the large sample of individuals that are examined every four years or so, starting at age 35, and followed […]
Dr. Huiping Zhang Funded R01 Grant
Identifying Brain Epitranscriptomic Changes Associated with Alcohol Use Disorder Huiping Zhang, PhD Award Number: 1R01AA029758-01 Chronic alcohol consumption may result in methyl-adenosine modification of brain RNAs, thus altering the stability and expression of brain RNAs involved in reward or addiction-related pathways. This R01 project will (1) identify differentially methylated and expressed messenger RNAs (mRNAs) in […]
Dr. Huiping Zhang Recieved 2022 Wing Tat Lee Award
Congratulation to Dr. Huiping Zhang who has recieved the 2022 Wing Tat Lee Award Dr. Zhang will collaborate with Ying Liu, PhD, associate professor of genetics at Soochow University, to study the genetic mechanism of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.DS), which is a disorder characterized by heart abnormalities, recurrent infections and distinctive facial features. They will […]