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Research shows that practice constraints can impact dementia care
March 11, 2008Limited time, limited reimbursement, and other health care barriers may lead to challenges when treating dementia patients, according to a study by the NIA-funded Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the University of California,...
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Study shows association of glucose metabolism with family history of Alzheimer's
March 11, 2008Cognitively normal people with a maternal family history of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) show reductions in their cerebral glucose metabolism in the same brain areas as those seen in people who have been diagnosed with AD, according to...
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In celebration of Black History Month: African-American left indelible mark on both psychiatry and Alzheimer’s research
March 1, 2008Solomon Carter Fuller’s life story is a remarkable example of striving and accomplishment. He was the Nation’s first black psychiatrist, and his name will be forever associated with Alzheimer’s disease research....
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Scientists weigh mechanisms, effects of calorie restriction
March 1, 2008Back in 1934, dust storms rolled across the Great Plains, Anything Goes premiered on Broadway, the New Deal was still new, and Bonnie and Clyde met their demise. During that year, too, scientists at Cornell University observed that lab...
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Taking technology home: Researchers test new methods to detect cognitive change
March 1, 2008Margaret and Vernon Huffer’s home in the Willamette View retirement community in Portland, Oregon, is under observation. As they go about their daily activities, sensors on the walls, doorways, and appliances gather information...
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SardiNIA Project steps up global research in genetics, aging
March 1, 2008In a 10-year, NIA-funded collaboration, U.S. and Italian investigators are conducting genetic research on the scenic Mediterranean island of Sardinia. One autumn day in 1995, Giuseppe Pilia, M.D., Ph.D.*, then a post-doctoral fellow in...
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Necessity: The mother of invention
March 1, 2008Necessity, it has been said, is the mother of invention. Ken Nixon and his two brothers have demonstrated the truth of that adage, in their case inventing an innovative way to help meet the daily needs of their mother who had Alzheimer...
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The National Cell Repository for Alzheimer's Disease: A genetic researcher's 'savings and loan'
September 1, 2007You might think of the National Cell Repository for Alzheimer’s Disease (NCRAD) as a savings and loan association for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) researchers. Its assets are human cell lines and DNA samples, plus a database...
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Findings from memory research continue to fascinate
September 1, 2007Your own name. What you were doing when you heard that President Kennedy had been shot or that we had landed on the moon. How to play the piano. The birth of your first child. Some things are indelibly imprinted in your mind. You can...
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Legal and financial planning for the AD patient: How the health care team can help
June 1, 2007A diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) all too often finds the patient and caregiver unprepared to deal with the important legal and financial decisions that eventually will need to be addressed. Indeed, many people have not taken...
