[Isl] ISL NEWSLETTER - February 2023

[Bill Edmonds]

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ISL NEWSLETTER
February 2023


** The new Alzheimer's drug
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The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the use of a new drug to treat early Alzheimer’s disease: Lecanemab. What does the new drug do? How does it work?

Neil Charness, Director of the Institute for Successful Longevity, explains in the latest ISL Blog: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fsu.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ea9a71fd919a34dfeb471af4a&id=65b734288d&e=a1f92d7f25__;!!PhOWcWs!2sDnUMTIRmIIsJvUXj5YWKsQOTw22G20LiorpgDdu9tP7SAB5IQ-Sq4ofCiopUkWliN7hbun2w1bV6SK6Q$ .


** The Ups and Downs of Aging Brains
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If you missed
Caterina Gratton's  ISL Brown Bag Talk on “The Ups and Downs of Aging Brains: Using Precision Imaging to Map Brain Organization in Older Adults,” you can now watch it on ISL’s web site: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fsu.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ea9a71fd919a34dfeb471af4a&id=64fcf45b64&e=a1f92d7f25__;!!PhOWcWs!2sDnUMTIRmIIsJvUXj5YWKsQOTw22G20LiorpgDdu9tP7SAB5IQ-Sq4ofCiopUkWliN7hbun2w35ssrnCg$ .

Dr. Gratton’s research focuses on characterizing how human brain networks are organized and how they contribute to complex, goal-directed behaviors such as attention. Her lab team studies the neural substrates underlying these processes in the healthy population as well as how they vary across individuals and break down with damage.

Dr. Gratton, Associate Professor of Psychology, is a Faculty Affiliate of  the Institute for Successful Longevity.


** Brad Schmidt wins $3.7 million NIH grant
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Distinguished Research Professor Brad Schmidt, chair of the Department of Psychology (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fsu.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ea9a71fd919a34dfeb471af4a&id=7b17423138&e=a1f92d7f25__;!!PhOWcWs!2sDnUMTIRmIIsJvUXj5YWKsQOTw22G20LiorpgDdu9tP7SAB5IQ-Sq4ofCiopUkWliN7hbun2w3tck75Gw$ ) , director of the Anxiety and Behavioral Health Clinic at FSU (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fsu.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ea9a71fd919a34dfeb471af4a&id=419f4a6e39&e=a1f92d7f25__;!!PhOWcWs!2sDnUMTIRmIIsJvUXj5YWKsQOTw22G20LiorpgDdu9tP7SAB5IQ-Sq4ofCiopUkWliN7hbun2w3owvufpQ$ ) , and a Faculty Affiliate of the Institute for Successful Longevity, has received a five-year, $3.7 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to study intervention techniques that aim to combat anxiety in Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease, related dementias, or mild cognitive impairment and improve their quality of life.

Read more: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fsu.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ea9a71fd919a34dfeb471af4a&id=dc52649740&e=a1f92d7f25__;!!PhOWcWs!2sDnUMTIRmIIsJvUXj5YWKsQOTw22G20LiorpgDdu9tP7SAB5IQ-Sq4ofCiopUkWliN7hbun2w1DsycBrg$ .


** Chris Martin discusses his memory-improving smartphone app
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A study conducted by Chris Martin, Assistant Professor of Psychology and a Faculty Affiliate of the Institute for Successful Longevity, and researchers at the University of Toronto shows that a smartphone application they developed can enhance memory function in older adults.

Martin was the lead author on the study, which was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in December. The study found that regular users of the HippoCamera app recalled everyday experiences with over 50 percent more detail than they would otherwise.  Martin talks about the team’s app here: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fsu.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ea9a71fd919a34dfeb471af4a&id=26062f7fda&e=a1f92d7f25__;!!PhOWcWs!2sDnUMTIRmIIsJvUXj5YWKsQOTw22G20LiorpgDdu9tP7SAB5IQ-Sq4ofCiopUkWliN7hbun2w3ekt2v4A$ .


** Amy L. Ai elected Fellow
of Society of Behavioral Medicine
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Amy L. Ai, Professor of Social Work and a Faculty Affiliate of the Institute for Successful Longevity, has been elected a Fellow of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.

She will be honored by the society in April at its Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions in Phoenix.

The Society of Behavioral Medicine comprises researchers, clinicians, educators, industry professionals, and policymakers from more than 20 health-care disciplines. They focus on behavioral, psychosocial, environmental, and biomedical theory, knowledge, and interventions relevant to health and disease.


** Turning tech into tools to aid older adults
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Researchers with the Institute for Successful Longevity (from left, Shayok Chakraborty, Walter Boot and Neil Charness) are working to bridge the divide between the promise of technology as a tool for older adults and the realities of current design. Read about their participation in CREATE, a multidisciplinary, collaborative center, in the previous ISL NEWSLETTER: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fsu.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ea9a71fd919a34dfeb471af4a&id=18f45f1a8c&e=a1f92d7f25__;!!PhOWcWs!2sDnUMTIRmIIsJvUXj5YWKsQOTw22G20LiorpgDdu9tP7SAB5IQ-Sq4ofCiopUkWliN7hbun2w3V83TSpw$ .


** Want to volunteer for ISL research?
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FSU’s Institute for Successful Longevity needs research volunteers to help us achieve our mission of improving health and well-being for Florida’s aging population.

You can be paid to advance the science of successful longevity, helping your friends and family achieve longer, more productive, and enjoyable lives.

You will be able to choose what studies you participate in.

To volunteer, visit http://www.isl.fsu.edu/volunteer, or call 850-644-8571 or send an email message to isl at fsu.edu (mailto:isl at fsu.edu) .

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