NEWS & EVENTS
November 13, 2024
Meet, Raina Vin, a third year PhD student at Yale University co-mentored by neurologist Dr. Carolyn Fredericks and psychiatrist Dr. Albert Powers.
October 17, 2024
“A rule of thumb I give my patients is that if you and I were going for a walk, we’d want to be walking at a pace where we'd be pretty out of breath, but we'd still be able to have a conversation,” says Dr. Carolyn Fredericks, an assistant professor of neurology at Yale School of Medicine.
October 15th, 2024
Carolyn Fredericks, M.D., an assistant professor of neurology at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, CT, says an easy blood test would help people with AD, their loved ones, and doctors enormously, while also improving some existing health disparities in this country.
August 9th, 2024
In today’s health headlines, we discuss how nearly half of dementia cases can be prevented.
Plus, why women may be at a greater risk of Alzheimer’s than men and why anxiety, irritability, and depression are common symptoms of Alzheimer’s.
Dr. Carolyn Fredericks, a Yale medicine neurologist specializing in cognitive and behavioral concerns and an assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine, discussed these questions with News 8.
July 1st, 2024
Lauralee Denler, 60, goes for a run on her long, winding driveway in Old Saybrook to train for a 5K. Her wife Tara Milardo runs with her, cheering her on.
A year ago, Denler was diagnosed with young onset Alzheimer’s, a term used by physicians when the disease is diagnosed under the age of 65.
June 7th, 2024
June is Brain Awareness month and there are simple ways to take care of your brain every day, why early Alzheimer’s diagnosis is important and what you can do to lower your risk of Alzheimer’s.
April 30th, 2024
March 28th, 2024
Meet Joyce Li, senior lab member and research associate, her passion for neuroscience shines through the work she does and her interests.
February 6th, 2024
There are ways to manage symptoms and slow the progression
Doctors explain the signs to look for, and how to get evaluated
January 30th, 2024
Dr. Carolyn Fredericks offers everyday tips for caregivers
January 23rd, 2024
A large study brings fresh attention to a lesser-known variant of Alzheimer’s disease called posterior cortical atrophy
January 11th, 2024
Dr. Carolyn Fredericks appears on News8 to discuss a new program for dementia research
November 17th, 2023
November lab member highlight
February 17th, 2023
Dr. Carolyn Fredericks appears on Fox61 to speak about Bruce Willis’ recent diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia.
February 9th, 2023
Suyeon Ju, a postgraduate research associate in the lab, talks about her research on Alzheimer’s disease on Fox61.
January 23rd, 2023
The 2022 Cerebral Cortex paper authored by members of the Fredericks Lab is highlighted in an article for Women’s Health Research at Yale.
September 7th, 2022
Dr. Fredericks’ speaks about her research regarding sex differences in Alzheimer’s Disease and its potential genetic connection in an article with the Yale School of Medicine.
June 10th, 2022
A participant speaks about the importance for healthy controls to participate in Alzheimer’s research; Dr. Fredericks’ research is discussed.
June 7th, 2022
Dr. Fredericks’ discusses her WHRY-funded research regarding the relationship between sex and risk for Alzheimer’s Disease with the Yale School of Medicine.
November 4th, 2021
Dr. Fredericks discusses selective vulnerability and less common variants in Alzheimer’s with the Connecticut Chapter of The Alzheimer's Association
June 15th, 2021
By Kristen Cusato A patient writes about her experience participating in Dr. Fredericks’s research
February 11th, 2021
By Laura Hutchinson Dr. Fredericks speaks about her research on Good Morning Connecticut
July 15th, 2020
by Sonya Collins
Dr. Fredericks speaks about her research
“A less common and thus less well understood type of Alzheimer’s disease called posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) is marked by loss of spatial reasoning.
‘That’s when you’ve lived in the same house for 30 years, but suddenly, you’re confusing which light switch does what. Or you look in the fridge for the orange juice, and even though it’s right in front of you, you can’t pick it out from the crowd of other objects,’ says Carolyn Fredericks, MD, assistant professor of neurology.”
March 20th, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, we are not currently running any in-person experiments, but we are still enrolling! Please contact us to learn more about our studies. We will begin scheduling research studies again when it is safe to do so.
December 2nd, 2019
Dr. Fredericks discusses less common forms of dementia with Yale Medicine
October 29th, 2019
by Leah Gross
Dr. Fredericks is quoted
September 20th, 2018
by Deborah Kan
Dr. Fredericks’ work is discussed
