• B.A. at Ohio Wesleyan University
• M.D. at University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

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Digging deeper Researchers find two more genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease Sept. 6, 2009 -- An international team of scientists has identified two more genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. The findings are reported in the online edition of the journal Nature Genetics.

Understanding dementia $10 million grant awarded for healthy aging and Alzheimer's studies June 25, 2009 -- Alzheimer's disease researchers at the School of Medicine have won renewal of a grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to study the differences between people who remain mentally spry in the golden years of life and those who develop dementia.

The aging artist Conference to focus on art, aging April 8, 2009 -- The Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging is hosting the 2009 Friedman Conference April 21 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The conference, titled "In the Words of the Artist: The Influence of Age on Creativity and Expression," focuses on the ways artists experience the aging process and how it affects creativity and expression.

Six years, $16 million for Alzheimer's research WUSTL to lead new international Alzheimer's disease research network July 22, 2008 -- The Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) at the School of Medicine will lead a six-year, $16 million international research collaboration dedicated to understanding inherited forms of Alzheimer's disease. The National Institute on Aging (NIA) will fund the project.

Auto ban Physicians enlisted in efforts to keep demented drivers off the road Dec. 14, 2006 -- The surge of baby boomers now entering their 60s means more drivers on the road who may be impaired by dementia or other cognitive impairments linked to aging. Researchers at the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and elsewhere have developed a three-hour workshop that trains health care providers to identify potentially unsafe drivers with dementia and to encourage appropriate retirement from driving.

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Celebrex, Naproxen Won't Prevent Mental Decline U.S. News & World Report and 9 others May 13, 2008 -- Contrary to prior studies, a new trial shows that daily use of two popular pain-relieving drugs, Celebrex and naproxen, does not prevent cognitive decline in people with a family history of Alzheimer's disease. WUSTL neurology professor John Morris, who is director of WUSTL's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and a member of the medical and scientific advisory council for the Alzheimer's Association, comments.

Dementia Diagnosis May Relieve Patients Associated Press and 110 others March 13, 2008 -- Doctors often hesitate to tell patients they likely suffer from Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, fearing the news will overwhelm them. Not only did the diagnosis not increase anxiety or depression among patients and their caregivers, but most were relieved to have symptoms explained and a way to find help. But a WUSTL medical study suggests physicians need not worry. Researchers amd WUSTL psychology professor Brian Carpenter and neurology proessor John Morris comment. The study, which appears in the March issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, gauged depression and anxiety two days before and two days after an evaluation and diagnosis.

Diabetes, obesity can increase your Alzheimer's risk CNN.com Nov. 7, 2006 -- November is National Alzheimer's Disease month. CNN medical correspondent Judy Fortin talked about the illness with John Morris, director of WUSTL's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. He said besides old age, diabetes and obesity are also risk factors for developing Alzheimer's.

John Morris

Professor Morris' research involves clinicopathological studies of aging and dementia with a focus on early-stage Alzheimer disease. He is author or co-author of over 180 peer-reviewed journal articles and 50 chapters and reviews. He edited the Handbook of Dementing Illnesses. Professor Morris is Editor-in-Chief of Alzheimer's Disease and Associated Disorders and serves on the editorial board of The Neurologist. He is a Director of the National Alzheimer's Association, and a member of the Association's Medical and Scientific Advisory Council. He completed a term (1996-2000) as a member and chair of the Neuroscience of Aging Review Committee for the National Institute of Aging, Bethesda, Maryland. He serves on many scientific and community advisory boards and is a member or Fellow of numerous professional societies, including the American Academy of Neurology, the American Neurological Association, the American Geriatrics Society, and the Society for Neuroscience. He has received many honors, including the Distinguished Achievement Citation from his alma mater, Ohio Wesleyan University (2000), the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alzheimer's Association (2004), the 2004 MetLife Foundation Award for Medical Research, and the 2005 Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Disease from the American Academy of Neurology.

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