Aging Brain @ MIT @AgingBrainMIT
The Aging Brain Initiative @ MIT is a research effort to create new therapies & technologies for neurodegenerative diseases. picower.mit.edu/about/aging-br… Cambridge, MA Joined February 2016-
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A major MIT investigation provides a single cell transcriptome + epigenome atlas across brain regions & finds that resilience against Alzheimer’s progression depends on preserving epigenomic stability. #Alzheimer #epigenetics Read more here!: picower.mit.edu/news/alzheimer…
Join us August 5th at 4 PM in the Picower Seminar Room (46-3310) for Ramon Sun's (@RCSunlab) ABI Seminar series talk on metabolic drivers of Alzheimer's Disease.
The Aging Brain Initiative is excited to support 5 new research projects at MIT through seed grant funding! Read more here: picower.mit.edu/news/aging-bra…
Tonight, the MIT Club of Northern California is hosting Prof Li-Huei Tsai. Please join for, "Dementia: What we know, and the latest research using non-invasive methods" April 16th, 9 PM (ET), 6 PM (PT) Register here: alumcommunity.mit.edu/topics/23438/e… (proceeds go to the MIT Club)
Meet the neighbors🧠: picower.mit.edu/news/neurons-n… The multifaceted roles for glia in learning, memory and diseases like #Alzheimers
With 179 donors, we are getting closer to our goal of 300 donations for MIT's 24 HR challenge. Please join us to reach our goal today: mit24hourchallenge.mightycause.com/story/Aging-Br… If we meet the challenge, three generous families will donate an additional $30,000 to the ABI.
It's MIT's 24 Challenge time!! Give ANY amount here: mit24hourchallenge.mightycause.com/story/Aging-Br… 🧠💜
It's MIT's 24 Challenge time!! Give ANY amount here: mit24hourchallenge.mightycause.com/story/Aging-Br… 🧠💜
TOMORROW, March 13! Help us in the fight against #Alzheimers and #neurodegeneration with a donation to @AgingBrainMIT Donate ANY amount tomorrow. Read more about the challenge here: picower.mit.edu/events/support…
Get ready for MIT's 24-Hour Challenge on March 13th! Join in next Thursday to support the Aging Brain Initiative 🧠❣️ mit24hourchallenge.mightycause.com/story/Aging-Br…
Get ready for MIT's 24-Hour Challenge on March 13th! Join in next Thursday to support the Aging Brain Initiative 🧠❣️ mit24hourchallenge.mightycause.com/story/Aging-Br…
A decade of studies from labs around the world provide a growing evidence base that increasing the power of the brain’s gamma rhythms could help fight #Alzheimers, and perhaps other, neurological diseases. picower.mit.edu/news/review-ev… #neuroscience @ScienceMIT @mitbrainandcog
Join us, Monday February 24th at 4 pm, for the Aging Brain Seminar with Ron DePinho: "Telomerase in Cancer, Aging, and Alzheimer’s" Date: Monday, February 24 Time: 4:00pm Location: 46-3310, Picower Seminar Room (in-person only) picower.mit.edu/events/aging-b…
Register and save the date for this excellent Fusion Conference: Neuroepigenetics & Neuroepitranscriptomics October 1-4, 2025 in Malta Co-chaired by Li-Huei Tsai & Hongjun Song.
Register and save the date for this excellent Fusion Conference: Neuroepigenetics & Neuroepitranscriptomics October 1-4, 2025 in Malta Co-chaired by Li-Huei Tsai & Hongjun Song.
Congratulations to Emery N. Brown - a founding faculty member of the ABI - for receiving the nation's highest honor for scientists and engineers!
Congratulations to Emery N. Brown - a founding faculty member of the ABI - for receiving the nation's highest honor for scientists and engineers!
Take a quick look back on the work of the scientists of the Aging Brain Initiative in 2024 - and get excited for advances to come in 2025: picower.mit.edu/sites/default/…
Season's Greetings and Happy New Year from all of us at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory! As we reflect on the discoveries of 2024, we wish you a holiday season full of beauty and a 2025 full of wonder. vimeo.com/1038953105 #neuroscience #brain
📖New book alert: "Longevity Hubs" led by @MIT_AgeLab and including an essay by @DrLiHueiTsai looks at how innovation hotspots for the world's aging population may prove to be of vital economic and strategic importance in the years ahead. mitpress.mit.edu/9780262049214/… #aging
Brain waves, gamma power and a 'car wash' to reduce amyloid in the brain - listen to CBC radio's recent podcast interview with Li-Huei Tsai and Jonathan Kipnis (starts at 34:45). #Alzheimer cbc.ca/radio/quirks/n…
Thank you @psycheloui for a fascinating talk on "New Musical Experiences and Their Connections to Cognitive and Brain Health" at our first ABI seminar series of the academic year. We are happy you had a moment for art appreciation in MIT's Building 46!
Today at 4 pm!
Join us on November 4th at 4 pm for an ABI Seminar Series talk by Psyche Loui of Northeastern University. picower.mit.edu/events/aging-b…

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