How Far We’ve Come in Alzheimer’s Research
A worldwide quest is under way to find new treatments to stop, slow or even prevent Alzheimer’s. Because new drugs...
Category: Research
Genetics in Alzheimer’s Disease
Is Alzheimer’s inherited? In this video, John Hardy, Ph.D., of the National Institute on Aging, explains how genes cause disease,...
Insulin and Alzheimer’s Disease
Nearly 21 million Americans have diabetes, a disease that makes the body less able to convert sugar to energy. According...
Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
Inflammation is a very complex set of processes that are geared towards identifying, attacking and removing pathogens. In other words, the human body uses inflammation to rid itself of foreign invaders such as bacteria and viruses. These stimulate inflammation when they’re present in the brain or anywhere in the body where they shouldn’t be, and inflammatory response molecules move in that area to attack them.
Watch: 2016 Funded Researcher Elena Portacolone
Sociologist Elena Portacolone, assistant professor at the Institute for Health & Aging and Pepper Center Scholar at UCSF, is very...
New Research Reveals Financial Sacrifices Made by People who Provide Alzheimer’s Care
Results from a nationwide survey of 3500 Americans revealed that very few people are prepared for the cost of...
Watch: 2016 Funded Researcher Van M. Ta Park, PhD, MPH
Van Ta Park, Associate Professor at San Jose State University’s Department of Health Science & Recreation, was awarded a...
Hiking the Appalachian Trail on The Longest Day
Oakland resident Doug Bonacum began his Longest Day Trail Challenge hike on March 14, 2016. He’s been hiking north on...
