Scientists at UTHSC get $2.4 million to probe cholesterol, dementia link
University of Tennessee Health Science Center researcher Anna Bukiya has received $2.4 million grant, along with colleague Dr. Alex Dopico, to study the connection between cholesterol and dementia. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
The research will help pharmaceutical companies create medication to stop cholesterol from attaching to walls of blood vessels in the brain.
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Anna Bukiya Dr. Alex Dopico UTHSC Dementia cholesterol The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Jane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers healthcare and higher education for The Daily Memphian.