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Memory Walk funds for Alzheimer's: $200M
By Aimee Loveless
Close-Up Correspondent
Gretchen Mathis, director of marketing and development for the Alzheimer's Association, said she got involved with the association because the cause touched her heart. Mathis said the Memory Walk is the biggest event of the year, and has been a 10-month process to plan. Mathis and eight staff members are "always one hundred percent dedicated to the programs and services of the association," said Mathis.
"We're really branding this year. We want people to associate purple with Alzheimer's the same way pink represents breast cancer." Purple T-shirts that have "Move" printed on them are available with a minimum $100 donation to the association.
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Investigational Drug Slows Functional Decine in Early Alzheimer's
Mid-age belly fat linked to dementia later in life
by Barbara Anderson McClatchy Newspapers
Fresno, Calif. - Going into middle age with a big belly could set the wheels in motion for dementia in later life, according to a new study. Scientists have known for some time that belly fat is associated with an increased risk for diabetes, stroke and heart disease, but this is the first study to show a connection between mid-life abdominal fat and dementia. Read more
Alzheimer's Risk Linked to Parents
It rises for kids if mom, dad both have the disease
By Carla K. Johnson AsociatedPress
Chicago- One parent with Alzheimer's disease is tough enough, but imagine the memory -robbing illness striking both parents- and knowing chances are high you'll get it too. The study, appearing in March's Archives of Neurology, found more than 22 percent of the adult children of 111 couples with Alzheimer's had the disease themselves. Read more
