Category: Alzheimer’s research news

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Watch: 2016 Funded Researcher Carlos Rodriguez-Ortiz, Ph.D.

Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Ortiz of UC Merced was recently awarded a $150,000 research grant from the Alzheimer’s Association. Bill Fisher, CEO of the Northern California and Northern Nevada chapter, presented the check at the campus, along with a team of supporters and advocates. Dr. Rodriguez Ortiz is studying a molecule called miR181, which may be an important new factor in the cause of Alzheimer’s disease. In this video, he talks about his quest to find information that will lead to a cure.

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PAST EVENT [4.30.15] Alzheimer’s Association Conference in Monterey: Innovative Approaches in Therapy, Care and Diagnostics

Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: Innovative Approaches in Therapy, Care and Diagnostics THIS EVENT HAS PASSED Date: Thursday, April 30, 2015 Time: 8:30 am – 4 pm Location: Embassy Suites Hotel 1441 Canyon Del Rey Boulevard Seaside, CA ...

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NEW REPORT: If we find an Alzheimer’s treatment by 2025 we can save $220 billion in five years!

The U.S. could save $220 billion within the first five years of a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease being introduced, according to a new Alzheimer’s Association report Changing the Trajectory of Alzheimer’s Disease: How a...

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New Investigator Research Grant: Eli Puterman, PhD, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine

We recently awarded a new investigator research grant to Eli Puterman, assistant professor at the UCSF School of Medicine for his study, “Improving Caregiver’s Daily Lives with Exercise: A Randomized Study”. With a growing...

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New Research from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference

The Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) is the world’s largest gathering of leading researchers from around the world focused on Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Held in Copenhagen, AAIC 2014 brought together approximately 4,000 leading...