More than a century has passed since Alois Alzheimer first identified Alzheimer’s disease. We are still far away from a true cure for the fatal condition, though scientists make progress every day. The University of Alabama at Birmingham, however, wants to find more than just a cure. Finding a cure still means having to diagnose people with Alzheimer’s. That’s where Neurology Chair David Geldmacher, M.D. and Erik Roberson, M.D., Ph.D, want to make a change. Continue reading “UAB begins to focus on preventing, rather than curing, Alzheimer’s disease”