African American families face Alzheimer's disease 
Twin Cities Planet
Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller was the first African American psychiatrist and worked closely with Dr. Alois Alzheimer in uncovering the disease now known as Alzheimer's disease. By Andrea Parrott, TC Daily Planet ?He was saying that some fellow across the ...
Alzheimer's training open to local caregivers The Saratogian
Treating And Caring For Alzheimer's Patients Vermont Public Radio

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A New Attack on Alzheimer's 
New York Times
The Obama administration has announced a bold research program to test whether a drug can prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease well before any symptoms appear. It is a long shot, but the payoff could be huge. Currently, there is no cure for ...

 

PIEPER: Alzheimer's treatments 
Evansville Courier & Press
By Hanns Pieper We currently have no cure for Alzheimer's disease, and it is unlikely that we will have one in the near future. Despite a substantial amount of research relating to Alzheimer's disease, potential new treatments are only slowly coming ...

 

Residents walk to end Alzheimer's 
Pittsburg Morning Sun
By WILLIAM KLUSENER More than 300 southeast Kansas residents gathered at Immigrant Park Saturday morning to raise awareness of Alzheimer's Disease and money for research to find a cure. It was the 10th annual Walk to End Alzheimer's, and one of six ...
Starting gun sounds in the race for a cure Iowa City Press Citizen

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Alzheimer's Plan Sets Deadline to Fight the Disease 
Fox News
The ball is rolling, the first National Alzheimer's Plan has set a deadline for 2025 to finally find effective ways to treat, or at least stall, the mind-destroying disease. The Obama administration finalizes the landmark national strategy on Tuesday, ...
Alzheimer's Research Effort Seeks New Treatments by 2025 BusinessWeek
Alzheimer's $80 Million Research Aims to Prevent the Disease Bloomberg
National Alzheimer's Plan aims to slow threat of the mind-destroying disease ... Washington Post
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Alzheimer's gene makes blood vessels in brain leak 
Times of India
WASHINGTON: Scientists have identified a gene linked to Alzheimer's disease which they say also causes a cascade of events that end with leaky blood vessels in the brain, pouring toxic substances into brain tissue. Researchers at the University of ...
Alzheimer's gene causes blood vessel leak in brain: Study Business Standard
Alzheimer's Gene Causes Brain's Blood Vessels to Leak Toxins and Die Science Daily (press release)
Researchers find new clues on ApoE4 affects Alzheimer's risk pharmabiz.com
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Alzheimer's workers to talk on association, research center 
Austin Herald
Two Alzheimer's experts will come together in Austin late this month to discuss the purpose of the Alzheimer's Association and the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. The talk will be held 6 pm Tuesday, May 29 in The Cedars of Austin community room.

 

New Drug Trial Seeks to Stop Alzheimer's Before It Starts 
New York Times
For Alzheimer's, the trial is unprecedented, ?the first to focus on people who are cognitively normal but at very high risk for Alzheimer's disease,? said Dr. Francis S. Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health.
Alzheimer's Disease: 7 Habits That Could Lower Your Risk Huffington Post
National Alzheimer's disease plan unveiled as aging baby boomers' needs drive ... Detroit Free Press
National strategy on Alzheimer's disease aims to halt it by 2025 Los Angeles Times
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MAINE COMPASS: Finally, a national plan to combat Alzheimer's 
Kennebec Journal
Alzheimer's disease takes a tremendous personal and economic toll on both the individual and the family. As someone whose family has experienced the pain of Alzheimer's too many times, I know that there is no more helpless feeling than to watch the ...
Government plan to fight Alzheimer's WKYC-TV
Scientists hunt ways to stall Alzheimer's earlier Shreveport Times
Caring for Alzheimer's patients: Workshop offers resources Wilton Bulletin
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Educational seminar on Alzheimer's planned for June 2 
Foster's Daily Democrat
Today, it seems that nearly everyone is touched in some way by Alzheimer's disease. Either you know someone who is suffering from this devastating disease itself or you know their caregiver or loved ones, To provide caregivers of persons suffering from ...