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APRIL 2003

Aging with Grace:
Intriguing Findings from the Nun’s Study

A behind-the-scenes look at the landmark study about aging, was the topic of a lecture recently by David Snowdon, Ph.D. at Marymount Manhattan College in New York.

For 15 years, Dr. Snowdon, professor of neurology at the Sanders Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, has been studying the lives and brains of 678 School Sisters of Notre Dame to learn about the effects of aging and Alzheimer’s disease on the brain. His unprecedented research has captured the attention of scientists and scholars worldwide and continues to yield new data about advancing age. Dr. Snowdon’s book, Aging with Grace: What the Nun Study Teaches Us About Leading Longer, Healthier, and More Meaningful Lives, blends science and state-of-the-art medical technology with the stories and spirit of the nuns whose lives and minds give evidence and context to the study.

Dr. Snowdon’s lecture was the result of a unique collaboration between the New York Alumnae of the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, headed by President Mary Pat Seurkamp and Marymount Manhattan College, Continuing Education Division. President Judson R. Shaver of Marymount welcomed the audience of over 200.#

 

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