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March 1
2012
2012
A Night of Cabaret
To benefit the Alzheimer's Association, New York City Chapter
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To benefit the Alzheimer's Association, New York City Chapter
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March 14
2012
2012
The Role of Genetics in Alzheimer’s disease:
An Evolving Landscape
The Times Center
Hear from a panel of experts about the role of genetics in Alzheimer’s disease, including how genetics is influencing diagnosis and research today.
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An Evolving Landscape
The Times Center
Hear from a panel of experts about the role of genetics in Alzheimer’s disease, including how genetics is influencing diagnosis and research today.
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March 29
2012
2012
Keeping Faith In Mind
Fifth Annual Interfaith Workshop for Chaplains
and Other Clergy
Cultural and Religious Sensitivity in Dementia
Care: Meeting the Needs of Family Caregivers.
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Fifth Annual Interfaith Workshop for Chaplains
and Other Clergy
Cultural and Religious Sensitivity in Dementia
Care: Meeting the Needs of Family Caregivers.
Learn more or Register
April 18
2012
2012
Understanding Dementia:
Decoding the Diagnosis
New York Academy of Medicine
12th Annual Early-Stage Memory Disorders Forum for Care Partners and Professionals.
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
More information to follow.
Decoding the Diagnosis
New York Academy of Medicine
12th Annual Early-Stage Memory Disorders Forum for Care Partners and Professionals.
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
More information to follow.
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 21
2012
Walk to End Alzheimer's
Participate in any of our upcoming walks in Manhattan, Brooklyn, or Queens.
Start a team, register, donate!
Participate in any of our upcoming walks in Manhattan, Brooklyn, or Queens.
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Honor loved ones with Alzheimer’s by dedicating an iconic green Bryant Park chair in their honor.
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Alzheimer's diease
Quick Facts
Quick Facts
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Facts & Figures
We can’t wait: Administration announces new steps to fight Alzheimer’s disease
February 7, 2012
The Obama Administration today announced new efforts to fight Alzheimer’s disease, including immediately making an additional $50 million available for cutting-edge Alzheimer’s research. In addition, the administration announced that its Fiscal Year 2013 budget will boost funding for Alzheimer’s research by $80 million. Today’s announcement also includes an additional $26 million in caregiver support, provider education, public awareness and improvements in data infrastructure.
Cracks in the Plaques: Mysteries of Alzheimer's Slowly Yielding to New Research
February 6, 2012
This has been a big week in Alzheimer's news as scientists put together a clearer picture than ever before of how the disease affects the brain. Three recently published studies have detected the disease with new technologies, hinted at its prevalence, and described at last how it makes its lethal progress through the brain.
Smoking linked to faster cognitive decline in men
February 6, 2012
Middle-aged men who smoke suffered more rapid cognitive decline than peers who have never smoked or who have been ex-smokers for at least 10 years, researchers reported Monday in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
The Campaign to Defeat Alzheimer’s
February 5, 2012
There is hopeful news in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease, a type of dementia that gradually robs millions of older Americans of their memories and mental capacities and ultimately kills them.
Path Is Found for the Spread of Alzheimer’s
February 2, 2012
Alzheimer’s disease seems to spread like an infection from brain cell to brain cell, two new studies in mice have found. But instead of viruses or bacteria, what is being spread is a distorted protein known as tau.
'I Remember Better When I Paint': Treating Alzheimer's through creative art
January 31, 2012
I Remember Better When I Paint, narrated by Olivia de Havilland, is the first international documentary about the positive impact of art and other creative therapies on people with Alzheimer’s and how these approaches can change the way we look at the disease. Among those who are featured are noted doctors and Yasmin Aga Khan, president of Alzheimer’s Disease International and daughter of Rita Hayworth, who had Alzheimer’s. A film by Eric Ellena and Berna Huebner, presented by French Connection Films and the Hilgos Foundation.
A New Target in Fighting Brain Disease: Metals
January 31, 2012
Research into how iron, copper, zinc and other metals work in the brain may help unlock some of the secrets of degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Health Reform Explained Video: "Health Reform Hits Main Street"
January 25, 2012
Confused about how the new health care reform law really works? This short, animated movie -- featuring the "YouToons" -- explains the problems with the current health care system, the changes that are happening now, and the big changes coming in 2014.
Medivation, Pfizer End Work on Alzheimer's Drug
January 18, 2012
Pfizer Inc. and partner Medivation Inc. are abandoning development of an experimental Alzheimer's drug, a decision that underscores the risks that Big Pharma faces in trying to bolster drug pipelines with expensive deals.
U.S. launches national war on Alzheimer's
January 17, 2012
When doctors told Carol Blackwell that her husband — her best friend and the love of her life — had Alzheimer's disease, they assured her "a cure was just around the corner."
Personal Health: Lifelines for People With Hearing Loss
January 16, 2012
Hearing loss, a disability currently untreated in about 85 percent of those affected, may be the nation’s most damaging and costly sensory handicap. It is a hidden disability, often not obvious to others or even to those who have it.
Nutrition: 4 Vitamins That Strengthen Older Brains
January 2, 2011
Higher blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin D and vitamin E are associated with better mental functioning in the elderly, a new study has found.
Caring and Caregiving During the Holidays: 6 Considerations for Families of Alzheimer's or Dementia Patients
December 22, 2011
With almost half of all individuals over the age of 85 suffering from Alzheimer's disease, it's likely that you'll be coming into contact with someone suffering from this or another dementia this holiday season. Whether your loved one is a relative or family friend, you're probably wondering what to expect -- and how to act -- during your time together.
Elder Care: Key Strategies
December 6, 2011
Lou-Ellen Barkan was similarly worried when her mother, a widow in her eighties, began showing signs of decline. “Whenever I visited her in Florida, I’d find something else to be concerned about,” says Barkan, president of the Alzheimer’s Association, New York City Chapter. “Take paying the bills as an example. Mom was insistent on doing that herself.
Study urges earlier testing on Alzheimer’s
November 30, 2011
People who have no symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease but who have an abnormal protein believed to be a hallmark of the illness should be enrolled in clinical trials to test whether drugs can head off the disease, according to a team of researchers led by a scientist at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
