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They were:<\/p>\n<p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"250\" cellspacing=\"10\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kalpana1211.jpg\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\"><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size:7pt; line-height:150%;\">Kalpana Padala, M.D. <\/span><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/BalasMichele909.jpg\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\"><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size:7pt; line-height:150%;\">Michele Balas, Ph.D.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Crystal1211.jpg\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\"><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size:7pt; line-height:150%;\">Crystal Reyelts<\/span><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE><UL><LI><B>Kalpana Padala, M.D.,<\/B> former assistant professor and research geriatrician in the UNMC Department of Family Medicine who left UNMC this year; and<br \/>\n<LI><B>Michele Balas, Ph.D.,<\/B> assistant professor in the UNMC College of Nursing.<\/UL><\/p>\n<p>UNMC medical student <B>Crystal Reyelts<\/B> received the Nancy and Ronald Reagan Alzheimer&#8217;s Scholarship Fund Award.<\/p>\n<p><B>Innovation honored<\/B><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Padala was recognized for her research into innovative ways to prevent falls in patients with Alzheimer&#8217;s dementia. <\/p>\n<p>When she left UNMC earlier this year, the Oldfield Award &#8211; which comes with a $10,000 stipend &#8212; was transferred to Dr. Balas, who leads a multidisciplinary team that tests a model to effectively screen, prevent and treat delirium in The Nebraska Medical Center adult intensive care unit (ICU). <\/p>\n<p><B>Addressing a major problem<\/B><\/p>\n<p>Two-thirds of patients in ICUs develop delirium, a devastating and sometimes deadly condition often referred to as &#8220;acute confusion.&#8221; Half of those discharged later suffer from a debilitating dementia-like illness that can require nursing home care.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dr. Balas&#8217; selected area of research is among the most important acute health problems experienced by older adults,&#8221; said Jane F. Potter, M.D., Harris Professor of Geriatric Medicine and chief of the UNMC Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology. &#8220;Her approach will help reduce long-term disability from this often devastating problem.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The late Col. Barney Oldfield established the award in honor of his wife, Vada Kinman Oldfield, who battled Alzheimer&#8217;s for 11 years. <\/p>\n<p><B>Looking for the aging switch<\/B><\/p>\n<p>Working in the lab of assistant geriatrics professor Stephen Bonasera, M.D., Ph.D., Reyelt &#8212; the Reagan Award recipient &#8212; focused age-related changes in the human brain. <\/p>\n<p>Since aging of the brain contributes to the cognitive decline found in Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, the goal of the research was to study genes that are &#8220;turned on&#8221; in the aging process. <\/p>\n<p>The Kinman-Oldfield Family Foundation established the award to honor the late president who battled Alzheimer&#8217;s for 10 years. 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