A donation from the L.I.F.E. Foundation invests in research pilot funding, an innovative brain health study and a one-year fellowship training in neurodegenerative disease research. University of Cincinnati alumni and L.I.F.E. Foundation trustees said the gift honors the memory of L.I.F.E. Foundation co-founder George Wile and his wife, Elizabeth. Wile was a long-time supporter of the UC College of Medicine and a UC Foundation trustee.

The University of Cincinnati and UC Health have launched the Center for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research (CANDR), a multidisciplinary initiative that integrates research with clinical and educational expertise to improve dementia prevention and treatment outcomes throughout the Greater Cincinnati community and beyond.