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A Life Marked by Love and Kindness
Hal Ellis first noticed his second wife, Pearl, when they worked together at the Amphenol Corporation in Los Gatos, Calif. The company’s annual inventory was in process “” an immense undertaking that kept employees...
Paula, Episode 3: Going public with Alzheimer’s
Part 1: Telling my family and friends Part 2: Telling the world
Research in the news: A test for Alzheimer’s that you can take online?
Many of you have seen headlines in the news that imply there is a new online test for Alzheimer’s disease. Created by researchers at Ohio State University, the test was made available online and...
Dos Voces, Un Destino: El Año Viejo
Ya que paso el año viejo es buen tiempo para reflejar en nuestras vidas. El 2013 fue el año en que abrimos nuestras vidas a todos. Para nosotros era importante contar nuestra historia para...
Research in the news: Alzheimer’s and Vitamin E
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently published an article describing the results of a clinical trial of vitamin E and memantine in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. Here is...
New Investigator Grant: Dr. Jin Hyung Lee, Stanford
We recently awarded a New Investigator Grant to Jin Hyung Lee, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Neurology & Neurological Sciences and Bioengineering for her study “Direct Network Visualization of Alzheimer’s Drug Efficacy Using optogenetic functional MRI (ofMRI).”...
In memory: Pat Sippel December 4, 1937 – December 10, 2013
With great sadness, I share with you the shocking news that last week, we lost our friend and Board member Pat Sippel. In our work we deal with loss on an on-going basis, and still we are...