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VIDEO: September is World Alzheimer’s Month

By September 2, 2020In the News

This September, UCI Brain is leading a virtual campus campaign for World Alzheimer’s Month, featuring labs and individuals at UCI who are expanding our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Launched in 2012, World Alzheimer’s Month is the international campaign by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) to raise awareness and challenge the stigma surrounding dementia, which now affects 50 million people worldwide.

To learn about the innovative work being done at UCI to combat Alzheimer’s disease, tune in to social media throughout the month: @ucibrain @ucirvinemind @ucimind. In this video, graduate student and REMIND co-leader Amanda McQuade shares about stem cell research in the lab of Mathew Blurton-Jones: