“You don’t look like you have Alzheimer’s disease”
A few weeks ago, I developed a cough. I went to the doctor, they checked everything out and sent me home. But I wasn’t getting better. I started to worry when the cough got...
Early stage Alzheimer's voices / Education / Latino-Hispano / Profiles / Women and Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published March 6, 2014 · Last modified January 19, 2016
A few weeks ago, I developed a cough. I went to the doctor, they checked everything out and sent me home. But I wasn’t getting better. I started to worry when the cough got...
Alzheimer's champions / Karen, advocacy volunteer / Research
by Alzheimer's Association · Published March 5, 2014 · Last modified January 19, 2016
On March 4, more than 130 “ordinary” Californians — all touched in some way by Alzheimer’s disease — convened in Sacramento for the Alzheimer’s Association’s annual Advocacy Day. We came from across the state,...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director / Research
by eedgerly · Published March 3, 2014 · Last modified January 19, 2016
Just last week, we awarded a special type of grant we call an Every Day Technologies for Alzheimer’s Care grant to Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Ph.D., professor of research in the department of Psychiatry and Behavioral...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director / Research
by eedgerly · Published January 7, 2014 · Last modified January 19, 2016
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...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director / Research
by eedgerly · Published December 19, 2013 · Last modified January 19, 2016
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).”...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director / Newsletter / Research
by eedgerly · Published October 29, 2013 · Last modified January 19, 2016
We recently awarded a New Investigator Grant to Judy Pa, Ph.D., assistant professor, UCSF Memory and Aging Center for her study “Neurobiological Changes in Network Function and Amyloid Deposition in Alzheimer’s Disease.” In recent...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director / Research
by eedgerly · Published July 29, 2013 · Last modified January 19, 2016
The Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) is the premier event for presentations and discussion on the latest Alzheimer’s and dementia research. AAIC 2013 brought together nearly 5,000 leading experts and researchers from around the...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director
by eedgerly · Published January 9, 2012 · Last modified March 31, 2014
We know that smoking is bad for our health, but what about nicotine? A new study looks at the possible positive effect of the nicotine patch on memory and thinking. The study, published today...