Recent News
- $413,729 NIH grant helps to study the link between stroke and Alzheimer’s disease January 4, 2024 - Assistant Professor Claudia Fallini hopes the research will lead to new Alzheimer's disease insights and improved stroke outcomes.
- Van Nostrand lab collaborates with Eli Lilly to investigate brain bleed risk in Alzheimer’s disease treatments January 2, 2024 - The project will help shed light on whether there may be a way to reduce or eliminate the risk.
- $8.5 million in NIH grants support Ryan Institute research to help treat cerebral palsy September 9, 2023 - Assistant Professor Katharina Quinlan is principal investigator on two new grants that could repurpose existing therapeutics to treat the disorder.
- A new study investigates the impact of microplastics in the brain August 4, 2023 - Assistant Professor Jaime Ross and her lab report surprising findings on the impact of short-term microplastics exposure through drinking water.
- Van Nostrand lab is part of $8 million grant for U.S. and European consortium on brain clearance in CAA June 26, 2023 - William Van Nostrand, co-executive director of the George & Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience at the Univeristy of Rhode Island, is part of a team awarded a five-year, $8 million grant from the prestigious Leducq Foundation.
- New grant from Cure Alzheimer’s Fund supports research into the link between ApoE4 and CAA April 7, 2023 - A new grant supports research by the Van Nostrand lab to investigate the effects of the ApoE 4 genotype in cerebral amyloid angiopathy, a disorder that commonly occurs with Alzheimer's disease.
- Ryan Institute expert discusses new Alzheimer’s disease research showing that changes in the brain also can be seen in the eyes April 4, 2023 - Assistant Professor Jess Alber answers questions about new research that supports her own work toward screening for Alzheimer's disease during routine eye exams.