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* Center on Aging and the Life Course

September 3, 2009

Health symposium focuses on aging brain

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The aging brain is the theme for the Center on Aging and the Life Course's 2009 symposium at Purdue University.

The symposium, which is 1-5 p.m. Sept. 11 in the Purdue Memorial Union's West Faculty Lounge, will feature speakers discussing brain function, what happens when the brain ages, as well as how nutrition and genetics affect the brain.

There is no fee for Purdue faculty, staff and students, and those 65 and older. Other registration fees and the full schedule are available at https://www.purdue.edu/aging/documents/
Symposium09Brochure_web.pdf

The event is supported by the School of Nursing and the colleges of Consumer and Family Sciences; Liberal Arts; and Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences.

Writer: Amy Patterson Neubert, 765-494-9723, apatterson@purdue.edu

Source: Margaret Favorite, 765-494-5404, favorite@purdue.edu

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