Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director / News and notes / Research
by Alzheimer's Association · Published March 31, 2016 · Last modified March 23, 2016
Van Ta Park, Associate Professor at San Jose State University’s Department of Health Science & Recreation, was awarded a $150,000 research grant by the Alzheimer’s Association. Bill Fisher, CEO of the Northern California...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director / News and notes / Research
by Alzheimer's Association · Published March 24, 2016 · Last modified April 26, 2016
Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Ortiz of UC Merced was recently awarded a $150,000 research grant from the Alzheimer’s Association. Bill Fisher, CEO of the Northern California and Northern Nevada chapter, presented the check at the campus, along with a team of supporters and advocates. Dr. Rodriguez Ortiz is studying a molecule called miR181, which may be an important new factor in the cause of Alzheimer’s disease. In this video, he talks about his quest to find information that will lead to a cure.
Alzheimer's research news / Education Conferences / News and notes / Research
by Alzheimer's Association · Published February 23, 2015 · Last modified January 19, 2016
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: Innovative Approaches in Therapy, Care and Diagnostics THIS EVENT HAS PASSED Date: Thursday, April 30, 2015 Time: 8:30 am – 4 pm Location: Embassy Suites Hotel 1441 Canyon Del Rey Boulevard Seaside, CA ...
Alzheimer's champions / Alzheimer's research news / News and notes / Newsletter / Research
by Alzheimer's Association · Published February 17, 2015 · Last modified January 19, 2016
The U.S. could save $220 billion within the first five years of a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease being introduced, according to a new Alzheimer’s Association report Changing the Trajectory of Alzheimer’s Disease: How a...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director / Research
by eedgerly · Published February 3, 2015 · Last modified January 19, 2016
We recently awarded a new investigator research grant to Eli Puterman, assistant professor at the UCSF School of Medicine for his study, “Improving Caregiver’s Daily Lives with Exercise: A Randomized Study”. With a growing...
Alzheimer's research news / Research
by Alzheimer's Association · Published October 6, 2014 · Last modified January 19, 2016
Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) is a worldwide organization – of which the Alzheimer’s Association is a founding member – that supports the future of all peoples through research of dementia diseases. On September 17...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director / Research
by eedgerly · Published September 5, 2014 · Last modified January 19, 2016
The Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) is the world’s largest gathering of leading researchers from around the world focused on Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Held in Copenhagen, AAIC 2014 brought together approximately 4,000 leading...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director / Research
by eedgerly · Published August 21, 2014 · Last modified January 19, 2016
Every year, the Alzheimer’s Association, Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter organizes our Researchers’ Symposium. Organized by our volunteer Medical and Scientific Council, this is a unique event in which leading researchers from across...
