Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / Caregiving / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director / Education / Research
by Alzheimer's Association · Published November 4, 2014 · Last modified January 19, 2016
November is National Caregivers Month! Every Wednesday this month from noon – 1 p.m., we will host a live Twitter chat @AlzNorcalNornev for caregivers with Chief Program Officer Dr. Elizabeth Edgerly. She will answer your caregiver questions...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / Caregiving / Education / Education Conferences / News and notes
by Alzheimer's Association · Published October 15, 2014 · Last modified January 19, 2016
2014 Alzheimer’s Disease Circle of Care: 10th Annual Conference for Families DATE: Saturday, November 8, 2014 TIME: 9 am – 4 pm LOCATION: Crowne Plaza Hotel 1221 Chess Drive Foster City, CA Get Directions...
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 champions / Bill, Area Leader / News and notes / Newsletter
by wmfisher · Published September 5, 2014
I’m a grandfather! We have one daughter Jesse, the fabled Guppy of our family Walk team, the Guppy’s Revenge. She and our son-in-law Erik are the proud parents of young Bennett, or “Little b”...
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...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director / Research
by eedgerly · Published August 14, 2014 · Last modified January 19, 2016
The journal Neurology published an article describing the results of a study that confirmed a strong association between low levels of vitamin D and increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in elderly people...
Alzheimer's champions / Karen, advocacy volunteer / Research
by Karen Stevenson · Published July 14, 2014 · Last modified January 19, 2016
Achieving change through legislation can be a long, drawn-out process. When you’re impatient for a way to cure and treat Alzheimer’s disease, the pace can seem particularly slow. So it was very exciting to...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director / Research
by eedgerly · Published May 9, 2014 · Last modified January 19, 2016
If there was a test that could diagnose Alzheimer’s before the onset of symptoms, would you take it? Most people indicate they’d rather not know. But what if we could intervene in the earliest...
