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New research funded by the Alzheimer’s Association yesterday

0 comments By Bill, chapter CEO Tagged with , , , , , , , , , May 10th, 2011 @ 1:59 pm

Check presentation to Izumi Maezawa, Ph.D. at the UC Davis MIND Institute

One of my favorite things to do as the CEO of the Alzheimer’s Association is present research checks to young scientists who are exploring innovative ways to tackle Alzheimer’s disease. I did just that yesterday at the UC Davis MIND Institute in Sacramento in the proud company of some of our most fervent supporters and volunteers.

The funding from the Alzheimer’s Association made possible by a generous gift from the Driskill Foundation, went to Izumi Maezawa, Ph.D., a researcher who started as a pharmacist in Japan before she became interested in Alzheimer’s research. Continue reading “New research funded by the Alzheimer’s Association yesterday” »

FDA conditionally recommends approval for amyloid imaging technology

0 comments By News and notes Tagged with , , , , , , , , January 26th, 2011 @ 11:06 pm

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel last week said that florbetapir (Amyvid), a radioactive dye proposed for use in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) to detect amyloid buildup in the brain, could be useful pending additional data analysis and training for physicians. The Alzheimer’s Association believes that further research is needed to understand the appropriate use of florbetapir-PET imaging — or any other imaging technology — in diagnosing Alzheimer’s. Read more here: http://bit.ly/huzUgV

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