Tag: dementia

Stony Brook Medicine Presents Insights on Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Care June 15

Experts from Stony Brook Medicine and the Alzheimer’s Association will provide insightful presentations about dementia and Alzheimer’s disease care on June 15.

June 2, 2026

1 min read

Revolutionizing Dementia Care: Verghese Research Recognized by NIH

Research led by Joe Verghese, Neurology chair in the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook, was recognized by the National Institutes of Health for 2024

January 10, 2025

5 min read

Study Shows Increased Rates of Dementia in 9/11 Responders with More Exposure to Toxins

Evidence that Word Trade Center (WTC) responders during 9/11 and its aftermath have since suffered poorer brain health than others not exposed to WTC toxins has mounted in recent years. A new study led by Stony Brook...

June 12, 2024

5 min read

WTC Responders with Cognitive Impairment May Have a New Form of Dementia

A new study suggests that a specific form of dementia could be affecting WTC responders who also have PTSD.

August 22, 2022

4 min read

NIH Grant Supports First Cognitive Monitoring Study of WTC Responders

A research team will assess evidence of brain biomarkers similar to those in Alzheimer’s disease in WTC 9/11 responders cared for at SBU's WTC Health and Wellness Program.

October 15, 2020

2 min read

PTSD in 9/11 Responders Linked to Dementia

There appears to be a link between chronic PTSD in 9/11 responders and dementia, according to a new pilot study led by researchers at Stony Brook University and the Stony Brook World Trade Center Health and Wellness...

March 5, 2019

2 min read

Tag: dementia

Stony Brook Medicine Presents Insights on Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Care June 15

Revolutionizing Dementia Care: Verghese Research Recognized by NIH

Study Shows Increased Rates of Dementia in 9/11 Responders with More Exposure to Toxins

WTC Responders with Cognitive Impairment May Have a New Form of Dementia

NIH Grant Supports First Cognitive Monitoring Study of WTC Responders

PTSD in 9/11 Responders Linked to Dementia

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