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  • A New Attack on Alzheimer's


    A bold research program will test whether a drug can prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease well before any symptoms appear.
    New York Times   
  • Alzheimer's training open to local caregivers


    The Saratogian is your source for all Saratoga County 24-hour breaking news, local news, sports, entertainment and more. View daily weather ...
      
  • PIEPER: Alzheimer's treatments


    We currently have no cure for Alzheimer's disease, and it is unlikely that we will have one in the near future.
    Evansville Courier & Press   
  • Alzheimer's caregiver offers 'perspective' as stand-in CEO


    Francine Shebell met with operating staff at the Byrd Alzheimer's Institute on Friday from 9 a.m. to noon, looking through digital microscopes ...
    The Oracle   
  • Diagnosis of Alzheimer's isn't always accurate


    Martin Rosenfeld's loved ones dreaded what might be next: a diagnosis of Alzheimer's.
      
  • Residents walk to end Alzheimer's


    More than 300 southeast Kansas residents gathered at Immigrant Park Saturday morning to raise awareness of Alzheimer's Disease and ...
    Pittsburg Morning Sun   
  • African American families face Alzheimer's disease


    Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller was the first African American psychiatrist and worked closely with Dr. Alois Alzheimer in uncovering the disease now ...
    Twin Cities Planet   
  • Red meat and butter 'could raise Alzheimer's risk'


    Eating too much red meat, butter and other foods that contain high levels of saturated fats could increase the risk of Alzheimer's, according to a ...
      
  • Feds Seek Effective Alzheimer's Treatment By 2025


    It starts with confusion and signs of memory loss, but as the disease progresses, a lifetime of language and decision-making skills slowly ...
    The Epoch Times   
  • For Glen Campbell and others with Alzheimer's, musical memory is ...


    It was about eight years ago, when Ashley Campbell was in high school, that she first noticed the memory problems of her famous father.
      
  • Roche Alzheimer's drug picked for major test


    Roche Holding AG's Genentech unit has won the right to try its experimental Alzheimer's drug crenezumab on people with no signs of dementia ...
      
  • Taking on Alzheimer's


    A newly announced national research plan to combat Alzheimer's disease deserves full funding from Congress.
    News & Observer   
  • DC Week: Feds Unveil New Alzheimer's Plan


    WASHINGTON -- This week the National Institutes of Health (NIH) unveiled its new Alzheimer's prevention plan, and an FDA panel endorsed ...
    MedPage Today   
  • With the march of Alzheimer's, an early-onset support group falls apart


    Michalko has younger-onset Alzheimer's and helped to create a support group for those afflicted with the condition. The group recently had to ...
    Pittsburgh Post Gazette   
  • Treating And Caring For Alzheimer's Patients


    Alzheimer's Disease ravages the brain and presents a host of challenges for families grappling with the disease. Last week the federal ...
    Vermont Public Radio   
  • Alzheimer's gene causes blood vessel leak in brain: Study


    Scientists have identified a gene linked to Alzheimer's disease which they say also causes a cascade of events that end with leaky blood vessels in the brain, ...
    Business Standard   
  • As Montana's attorney general, it's been said that Joe Mazurek ...


    As Montana's attorney general, it's been said that Joe Mazurek carried file cabinets full of information in his head that he could retrieve on ...
      
  • Educational seminar on Alzheimer's planned for June 2


    Today, it seems that nearly everyone is touched in some way by Alzheimer's disease. Either you know someone who is suffering from this ...
    Foster's Daily Democrat   
  • Alzheimer's focus shifts to testing therapies earlier, before patients ...


    WASHINGTON (AP) — Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer's disease — by testing ...
    Chicago Tribune   
  • Prevention is goal of Alzheimer's drug trial


    In a clinical trial that could lead to treatments that prevent Alzheimer's disease, people who are genetically guaranteed to suffer from the ...
    San Jose Mercury News