Down Syndrome & the Connection to Alzheimer's Disease

October is Down Syndrome Month. People with Down Syndrome are living longer. The age at which they develop Alzheimer's disease is much younger than the general population. In this episode, we talk with researchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging about their work with people with Down Syndrome and the hope this work brings! Special guests include Fred Schmitt, PhD, Jordan Harp, PhD, Amanda Glueck, PhD, Raven McCree, and Roberta Davis.

To find out more:

Alzheimer's Biomarker Consortium- Down Syndrome ⁠https://abc-ds.org/⁠

 

Fall 2021 Mind Matters Magazine link-  Probing the Connections Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Down Syndrome, Page 14

⁠https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa/mind-matters-magazine⁠

 

For questions about Down Syndrome research or the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, reach out to Roberta Davis at 859-218-3865.