Alzheimer's champions / News and notes
by Alzheimer's Association · Published March 29, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
It was a soggy morning in Sacramento, but more than 200 dedicated Alzheimer’s Association volunteer advocates still showed up in good spirits to the 2012 Advocacy Day at the State Capitol. Among them: people...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director
by eedgerly · Published March 21, 2012 · Last modified April 26, 2014
There have been a couple of recent articles about common vitamins and their effect on individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. I thought it was a great opportunity to recap some of these supplements and what...
Alzheimer's champions / Sherrie, advocacy volunteer
by smatza · Published March 14, 2012 · Last modified March 31, 2014
To prove to you how lacking I am in movie trivia, I did not realize that “A Separation” won the Academy Award for best foreign film until I went to see it yesterday. Having...
Alzheimer's champions / News and notes / Profiles
by Alzheimer's Association · Published March 12, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
Paul and Susan were college sweethearts who had lived many adventures in their 38 years of marriage, including a stint with the Peace Corps in Afghanistan and teaching for two years in Norway, where...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director
by eedgerly · Published March 8, 2012 · Last modified April 26, 2014
Today we released the 2012 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts & Figures Report. This year’s report has some new information. I’m struck by two things in particular: 1.) The report found that Medicare payments for an...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director
by eedgerly · Published March 7, 2012 · Last modified April 26, 2014
In a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers in the UK studied nearly 300 people with moderate or severe Alzheimer’s who had been treated with donepezil for at least...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / News and notes / Newsletter / Profiles
by Alzheimer's Association · Published March 7, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
High school senior Emma volunteers her time to facilitate Memories in the Making, an Alzheimer’s Association art therapy program. She recently spoke about her experience as a volunteer with the program at the annual...
Early stage Alzheimer's voices / News and notes / Newsletter / Profiles
by Alzheimer's Association · Published March 6, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
On December 10, 2009, Mountain View, Calif. resident Charles K. Kao, Ph.D. received the Nobel Prize in Physics “for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication.” But instead of...
