Running for a cure: Researcher raises money for Alzheimer's research (Arizona State University News, 6/20/2011)

ASU Biodesign Institute researcher Jason Kramer ran in the 115th Boston Marathon for the seventh year this spring to earn money for the Alzheimer’s Association Massachusetts and New Hampshire Chapter. He and 29 members of the Run for the Memory Team earned more than $160,000 for the cause this year. [read more]

Alan Holbrook Pushes Congress on Alzheimer’s Issues (The Groton Line, 5/24/2011)

An active advocate for the Alzheimer cause, Alan Holbrook joined nearly 700 advocates from across the nation at the Alzheimer’s Advocacy Forum in Washington D.C. [read more]

Letter: Topsfield case shows state must upgrade regs for dementia care (The Salem News, 5/5/2011)

The report made public last week regarding the abuse of at least a dozen residents at a nursing home in Topsfield, some of whom apparently have dementia, once again raises the question: Why doesn't Massachusetts have adequate regulations and training for dementia care? [read more]

Marathon runners grateful for support (The Daily News of Newburyport, 4/28/2011)

Dale Ann and Dale Bob Eckert show their thanks to their friends and neighbors for their generous and enthusiastic support of this year’s Boston Marathon run for Alzheimer’s. [read more]
 

Larry King to host CNN special program: ‘Unthinkable: the Alzheimer’s Epidemic’ (CNN: In the Area, 4/26/2011)

On Sunday May 1, 2011, CNN will air the first Larry King special, “Unthinkable: the Alzheimer’s Epidemic.” King will be joined by people who have been touched by Alzheimer’s disease. [read more]

TJX pledges $1 million for Alzheimer’s (The Boston Globe, 4/21/2011)

Retailer TJX Companies, Inc., has pledged to donate $1 million to the Alzheimer’s Association over three years and the company has joined the Early Detection Alliance to educate employees about the disease and its warning signs.  [read more]  

A new line of attack on Alzheimer’s (The Boston Globe, 4/19/2011)

Scientists recently redefined Alzheimer’s disease in hopes to provide a framework to expedite research into the cause and treatment of Alzheimer’s. [read more]

Caring for those with Alzheimer’s disease (The Seacoast Online, 3/28/2011)

With the help of one-on-one support from Home Instead Senior Care, Theodore Bailey has been able to help his wife, Gunda, who was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 1998, remain living at Langdon Place of Exeter, a senior retirement community. [read more]

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