UArizona Awarded $60M to Lead Precision Aging Network

Digital media& downloads UArizona Awarded $60M to Lead Precision Aging Network The network, established with funding from the National Institutes of Health, has the the ultimate goal of developing more effective brain-aging treatments and interventions targeted to the individual. Alexis Blue Today University Communicationsaging-header-web.jpgHealthScience and TechnologyBIO5ExpertsExplorationResearchResearch, Innovation& Impact Media contact(s)Yvette Bolla Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Instituteybolla@email.arizona.edu520-471-5495Nick Prevenas Director, Media Relations, University Communicationsnprevenas@arizona.edu520-621-2194The University of Arizona has been awarded a five-year $60 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to create and lead a Precision Aging Network that could transform the way we think about the aging brain.The network will bring together researchers from across the country to better understand how and why people experience brain aging differently, with the ultimate goal of developing more effective treatments and interventions targeted to the individual.barnes-carol-web.jpg Carol BarnesLed by neuroscientistCarol Barnes, a UArizona Regents Professor of psychology, neurology and neuroscience and a national leader in brain aging research, the program was inspired by the field of precision medicine, which takes into account a person ' s genetics, lifestyle, environment and other factors to customize care rather than relying on a one...
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