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North Lake Tahoe Bonanza - Fri Nov 20, 2:39 am ET
Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month By Jean Eick North Lake Tahoe Bonanza Do you sometimes forget the names of acquaintances or misplace your belongings? This is a normal condition and most people have some of these experiences. It also does not mean you have Alzheimer's disease. Symptoms of this disease however are: * Repeating things * Forgetting conversations or appointments * Routinely ...
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PRWeb - Mon Nov 23, 3:22 am ET
Apples and apple products research suggests role for America’s favorite fruit in brain health. (PRWeb Nov 23, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Apples/Alzheimers_Prevention/prweb3239184.htm
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Denver Post - Wed Nov 25, 3:20 am ET
"Still Alice," Lisa Genova's best-selling novel about a Harvard professor's life after being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, has touched hearts around the world, so much so that fans from as far away as Canada traveled to Denver to hear her speak at the 10th-anniversary Memories Lost & Found.
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The Hillsdale Daily News - Thu Nov 19, 8:11 pm ET
While a cure remains elusive, there is promise for people suffering from Alzheimer’s.
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Independent Press - Thu Nov 19, 2:08 pm ET
MILLBURN — The St. Rose of Lima’s Knights of Columbus Council No. 6386 will hold its first Alzheimer’s Walk Fund Drive on Sunday, Nov. 22, at the track at Millburn High School’s Dr. Keith A. Niegel Field, from noon to...
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The Somerset Reporter - Thu Nov 19, 5:18 am ET
BRIDGEWATER — The Alzheimer’s Association, Greater New Jersey Chapter will present “Defining Dementia,” a free educational program for family caregivers, on Wednesday, December 2, 2009, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Avalon Assisted Living at Bridgewater, 565 Route 28, Bridgewater....
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UPI - Wed Nov 18, 2:58 pm ET
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they've developed a fast and accurate method for quantifying subtle brain structure changes occurring in Alzheimer's patients.
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Reno Gazette-Journal - Tue Nov 24, 11:54 pm ET
MARIETTA, Pa. -- Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it.
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redOrbit - Thu Nov 19, 6:08 am ET
VIENNA, Austria, November 19 /PRNewswire/ -- AFFiRiS AG will focus its Alzheimer's vaccine program on one product candidate at an unexpectedly early stage of development: the vaccine candidate AD02 is planned to enter into Phase II clinical trial early in 2010.
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Newsday - Thu Nov 19, 8:29 am ET
Probably the most common perception of those with Alzheimer's is that of a confused, feeble person. But for those in the early stages of the disease, this picture could not be further from the truth.
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The Houma Courier - Thu Nov 19, 4:25 am ET
LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Business Writer Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary-tract infections. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it. Many could be on the market in five years or less.
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GenomeWeb News - Tue Nov 24, 12:01 pm ET
The Gitler lab is focused on understanding, at a mechanistic level, the cellular consequences of protein misfolding in order to find potential strategies for therapeutic intervention in Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and Lou Gehrig’s disease.
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PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Nov 24, 5:30 pm ET
Eisai Inc. and Pfizer Inc announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted for review Eisai's New Drug Application for once daily 23 mg Aricept® tablets for the treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease .
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Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Nov 19, 8:00 am ET
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases - A Global Update of Market Trends & Opportunities" report to their offering.
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CBS 3 Philadelphia - Tue Nov 24, 7:57 am ET
Police are seeking help from the public locating a missing Northeast Philadelphia resident who suffers from Alzheimer's disease.