UCSF Researcher Shares Promising Initial Results from IDEAS Study
Earlier this year, at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, Gil Rabinovici from UCSF Memory and Aging Center reported early results...
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East Bay Walker Pam Montana Shares Her Journey
Danville resident Pam Montana was diagnosed in 2016 with younger onset Alzheimer’s disease. She recently retired from her job at...
What Brain Imaging Might Tell Us about Alzheimer’s
Plaques and tangles. Researchers know the presence of amyloid plaques and tau tangles are associated with Alzheimer’s. But these bad...
Local Clinician Pioneers Alzheimer’s Research
A Bay Area researcher was recently featured on the cover of Time Magazine for his team’s pioneering work on Alzheimer’s therapeutics. Frank...
Smell and Eye Tests May Soon Detect Dementia
Growing research evidence suggests that decreased ability to correctly identify odors is a predictor of cognitive decline and an early...
New Research Says Men Are More Often Misdiagnosed
Among the 5.2 million Americans age 65 or older with Alzheimer’s disease, nearly two-thirds (3.3 million) are women. However, new...
Complex Work May Reduce Negative Effects of Bad Diet on Cognition
New data suggests that people whose work requires complex thinking and activities are better able to withstand the onset of...
New Study Suggests Treating Alzheimer’s Increases Survival and Lowers Cost of Care
Important health policy and health economic research findings were reported last week at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2016 (AAIC...
