Dr. Bei Wu, an associate professor in the gerontology program at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, has been awarded a four year, $1.3 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to study the link between dental health and cognitive decline in older populations. Wu, the principal investigator for the grant, shares the award with Dr. Brenda L. Plassman of Duke University, Dr. Jersey Liang of the University of Michigan and Dr. Richard Crout of West Virginia University.
Link: http://www.uncg.edu/ure/news/stories/2009/jul/Wu072109.htm