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Congratulations to Julio Rojas, M.D., PhD and Kristen Kennedy, PhD 
Greater Dallas Chapter Young Research Fellows

The fellowship consists of roundtrip transportation from DFW to Vancouver, conference registration fee, lodging at the AAIC hotel, and an honorarium of $1,500.  They will join the world's leading dementia scientists to share the latest thoughts and theories in the field of Alzheimer's disease research.

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May 11, 2012
Got Alzheimer's Disease concerns? We've got the experts.
Good Morning Texas

Watch Good Morning Texas interview our board members, Dr. Mary Quiceno and David Downey.

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April 2, 2012
Alzheimer’s Association offers Unforgettable Tuesdays fun
By Angela Ward | news-journal.com

Richard Klima worked hard to get a kite launched on Tuesday morning, then handed the string to Larry Starr as it soared high in the air.
However, Klima wasn’t an uncle at the park with his favorite nephew; he’s a nursing student who was working a rotation at Unforgettable Tuesdays, a day club for people with memory loss due to brain injury or disease. Starr is a participant in the program.

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March 7, 2012
Can lifestyle changes prevent Alzheimer's disease?
The Dallas Morning News

Researchers agree that the causes of Alzheimer’s have some genetic links, but they aren’t sure exactly what causes the disease or how it progresses. Although a growing number of studies examine how lifestyle choices may affect a person’s risk of Alzheimer’s, medical professionals disagree over the strength of the evidence.

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March 5, 2012
Families asking about promising new drug
CW 33 News
http://www.the33tv.com/about/station/newsteam/kdaf-alzheimers-hope-raised-by-promising-new-skin-cancer-drug-20120222,0,7153504.story

Bronwen Zilmer is like millions of Americans who have been touched my Alzheimer’s disease. Her dad Billy Hayden was diagnosed with Alzheimer's when he was 57 years old. She knows why so many people are so excited about the skin cancer drug bexarotene.

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February 23, 2012
Government Seeking $1T Campaign Against Alzheimer's
CBS Evening News

Government advisors tried to set priorities for a national campaign to treat and manage Alzheimer's disease, which is projected to cost more than a trillion dollars in care by 2050. But as Dr. Jon LaPook reports, the plan does not include any funding.

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January 17, 2012
Partners Adult Day Center
Plano Star Courier: Spotlight on Business by Penny Rathbun

Partners Adult Day Center has a planned program of activities designed
to promote well-being through social and health related services in a homelike setting..

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January 9, 2012


 

 


 


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