Kaddurah-Daouk secures $12M grant to advance brain health research
Rima Kaddurah-Daouk, PhD, professor and chair in the Department of Precision Behavioral Health at UTHealth Houston School of Behavioral Health Sciences, has secured a five-year, $12 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to investigate how changes in the brain’s energy supply affect memory, mood, and Alzheimer’s disease risk, and explore treatments and lifestyle strategies that could help people maintain brain health as they age.
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In memoriam: David Persse, McGovern Medical School
David Persse, MD, associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and a longtime leader in emergency medical services and public health in Houston, died Sept. 28.
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