Dr. Holub on WAMC

Dr. Holub on WAMC

There is currently no known cure for Alzheimer’s disease, but researchers are continuing to study drugs that can improve the lives of people suffering from the disease. Neurologist Dr. Richard Holub speaks to WAMC about his latest research on their show The Best of...

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Marathon Man of Alzheimer’s Research

Marathon Man of Alzheimer’s Research

Paul Grondahl July 20, 2022 Read original complete article ALBANY — Dr. Richard Holub has spent the past 40 years dedicated to Alzheimer’s research. He has treated thousands of Alzheimer’s patients and completed more than 125 clinical trials. At 74, the president of...

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Eye Test for Alzheimer’s Disease

Amyloid plaque build up in the brain is a significant characteristic of Alzheimer's disease. New non-invasive optical imaging technology, developed at Cedars-Sinai, is being evaluated in ongoing clinical trials in the United States and in Australia. The study of this...

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Loss of Hearing Accelerates Decline of Brain Function

Dr. Frank Lin, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant  professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the university's  Bloomberg School of Public Health, has spent several years researching how loss of hearing affects cognitive functioning. In the early 1990's,...

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