The Stanford Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

The Stanford Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Follow our page to receive information about Dementia and related resources in the San Francisco Bay Area. Website: http://med.stanford.edu/adrc.html.

The Stanford Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) is part of a nationwide network of congressionally mandated Centers of Excellence supported by the National Institute on Aging. The Stanford ADRC promotes research on Alzheimer’s disease, healthy brain aging, mild cognitive impairment, Parkinson’s disease, and Lewy body disease. We seek to improve prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care. A

DRC research volunteers are evaluated at Stanford and followed over time. Telephone: 650) 721-2409. Email: [email protected].

08/15/2026

Some studies have reported that menopausal hormone therapy raises dementia risk. A new study that analyzed Alzheimer’s-disease hallmarks in autopsied brains indicates the opposite.

08/14/2026

Neurons don’t just wear out like kneecaps or hip sockets. They’re built to last. But with age, bad things can happen to them. A lot of it is triggered by what’s happening to immune cells outside of the brain.

Thank you to all who joined us at our annual Stanford ADRC Participant Appreciation Day. This year, the CAB World Café c...
08/10/2026

Thank you to all who joined us at our annual Stanford ADRC Participant Appreciation Day. This year, the CAB World Café connected participants with breakout stations, including Caregiver Support & Resources and ADRD Communication & Family Dynamics, plus we enjoyed educational talks on healthy brain aging and emerging treatments. Your voices help shape outreach, resources, and results as we translate research into better care and prevention. Stay connected for updates and opportunities to participate.

07/13/2026

Join Stanford Medicine neurologist Dr. Irina Skylar-Scott and geria...

07/09/2026

Stanford Medicine researchers describe the gut-brain relationship and how it affects conditions from anxiety to long COVID to Parkinson's.

06/23/2026

A blood-test analysis developed at Stanford Medicine can determine the “biological ages” of 11 separate organ systems in individuals’ bodies and predict the health consequences.

06/13/2026

A neuroscientist whose passion for understanding the brain began as a child has developed an experimental drug to slow the neurodegeneration of Alzheimer’s.

05/29/2026

Stanford Medicine experts explain why it’s harder than ever to concentrate — and what we can do to block out distractions that often cloud our attention and memory.

Atlanta Spring ADRC meeting 2026: Wonderful to reconnect with UW ADRC colleagues at the Directors’ reception and celebra...
05/13/2026

Atlanta Spring ADRC meeting 2026: Wonderful to reconnect with UW ADRC colleagues at the Directors’ reception and celebrate our shared progress in Alzheimer’s research.

Did you know that in the United States alone, the 7 million people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease now outnumber all ...
05/13/2026

Did you know that in the United States alone, the 7 million people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease now outnumber all people with cancer, and this trend is expected to rise? Support Dr. Beth Mormino’s Alzheimer’s Disease research to detect disease before symptoms are present with the goal to test preventative therapies before damage occurs. Today and tomorrow only make a donation to double your impact (up to $5,000 will be doubled until the matching funds run out). Support memory disorders patients and their families now at https://med.stanford.edu/neurology/support/alzheimers 🌴=🌴🌴

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