08.18.10 Lilly Stops Alzheimer's Drug Trials - Aug. 17, 2010
Lilly Stops Alzheimer’s Drug Trials
August 17, 2010
New York Times
07.27.10 U.Va. School of Medicine Launches Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Website for Physicians and Health Care Professionals
The University of Virginia School of Medicine is launching Memory Commons (www.memorycommons.org), an interactive, first-of-its-kind educational website for physicians and health care professionals that focuses specifically on Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
Click here to read the full article 07.20.10 Chapter Wins $20,000 National Alliance for Caregiving Award
The National Alliance for Caregiving and MetLife Foundation Honor Exemplary Programs that Support and Educate Family Caregivers
Representatives from leading aging organizations and agencies from around the nation convened in St. Louis, MO today to honor the 2010 winners of the National Family Caregiving Awards, sponsored by the National Alliance for Caregiving with support from MetLife Foundation. The programs were recognized for their innovation, effectiveness and response to caregiver needs in their communities.
Click here to read the full article Representatives from leading aging organizations and agencies from around the nation convened in St. Louis, MO today to honor the 2010 winners of the National Family Caregiving Awards, sponsored by the National Alliance for Caregiving with support from MetLife Foundation. The programs were recognized for their innovation, effectiveness and response to caregiver needs in their communities.
07.16.10 NIA and Alzheimer's Association Lead Effort Considering Updates to Clinical Research and Diagnostic Criteria
Scientists unveiled draft proposals this week from three workgroups convened by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the Alzheimer's Association to update clinical diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and research criteria for pre-AD and the use of biomarkers in MCI.
Leaders of the three workgroups – which covered Alzheimer's disease dementia, MCI due to Alzheimer's disease, and preclinical Alzheimer's disease – presented preliminary reports at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease 2010 (AAICAD 2010) in Honolulu.
Click here to read the full article Leaders of the three workgroups – which covered Alzheimer's disease dementia, MCI due to Alzheimer's disease, and preclinical Alzheimer's disease – presented preliminary reports at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease 2010 (AAICAD 2010) in Honolulu.
05.25.10 Moderate Drinking May Protect Brain from Alzheimer's
