Alzheimer’s Disease

Kentucky House approves bill aimed at increasing Alzheimer’s awareness

BY: - February 21, 2023

FRANKFORT — The Kentucky House unanimously passed a bill aimed at spreading awareness about Alzheimer’s disease on Tuesday.  The bipartisan House Bill 125 would require the Kentucky Department of Public Health to include information about Alzheimer’s in regularly published materials in health departments around the state and online.  The goal, the bill states, is to […]

Jim and Sharon Jackson

University of Kentucky works to understand how to prevent Alzheimer’s. You might be able to help.

BY: - February 21, 2023

FRANKFORT – Every two weeks, Jim and Sharon Jackson travel an hour from Morehead to Lexington to help scientists better understand how to treat Alzheimer’s disease.  Jim is a study participant in a clinical trial called AHEAD, and the University of Kentucky is one of about 75 study sites around the country.  During regular visits, […]