A Bay Area researcher was recently featured on the cover of Time Magazine for his team’s pioneering work on Alzheimer’s therapeutics. Frank M. Longo, MD, PhD, is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurology and...
Dr. Kaci Fairchild is a licensed clinical psychologist whose research focuses on the non-pharmacological rehabilitation of late life cognitive impairment and neuropsychiatric disorders. She recently received the Alzheimer’s Association new investigator grant award which...
What is preclinical Alzheimer’s disease? Preclinical Alzheimer’s is a newly defined stage of the disease reflecting current evidence that changes in the brain may occur years before symptoms affecting memory, thinking or behavior can...
What if we could diagnose Alzheimer’s before symptoms started? The hope is, future treatments could then target the disease in its earliest stages, before irreversible brain damage or mental decline has occurred. Research on...
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by Alzheimer's Association · Published August 23, 2016 · Last modified August 10, 2016
Growing research evidence suggests that decreased ability to correctly identify odors is a predictor of cognitive decline and an early clinical feature of Alzheimer’s disease. The potential of using smell and eye tests to...
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by Alzheimer's Association · Published August 16, 2016 · Last modified August 10, 2016
Among the 5.2 million Americans age 65 or older with Alzheimer’s disease, nearly two-thirds (3.3 million) are women. However, new data presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2016 (AAIC 2016) in Toronto last...
New data suggests that people whose work requires complex thinking and activities are better able to withstand the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Results “” reported at the 2016 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in...
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by Alzheimer's Association · Published August 2, 2016 · Last modified July 22, 2016
Important health policy and health economic research findings were reported last week at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2016 (AAIC 2016) in Toronto, that shed light on system changes that may lead to potential...
