Cantab Mobile Dementia Test Approved by FDA
February 1, 2017
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VIDEO + ARTICLE: FDA approval of a new dementia test has taken Alzheimer’s detection a giant step forward. Called “Cantab Mobile“, the test is a
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“My Mom HAS Won”: Pat Summitt Alzheimer’s Clinic Opens
January 30, 2017
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VIDEO: When record-setting coach Pat Summitt was first diagnosed, she turned to her son Tyler and said, “I want to win. I want to beat
Washington Racing to Overcome Alzheimer’s by 2025
December 20, 2016
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VIDEO: Join “The Hill” in Washington, D.C. See health officials, policymakers, advocates, and medical experts offer a briefing on America’s Alzheimer’s goals and targets.
Tramiprosate Moves Beyond the “One-Size-Fits-All” Approach to Curing Alzheimer’s
December 10, 2016
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Large, significant improvements in genetically-defined Alzheimer’s patients were seen in a clinical trial for tramiprosate. Learn about the important potential presented by these Phase-3 trial
Dementia Decreases Across the USA
November 27, 2016
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VIDEO + ARTICLE: Has the prevalence of dementia REALLY changed among older adults in the United States between 2000 and 2012?
Share a Caregiving Story – Win Dinner & $250
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What could help make a better care-break than an evening dinner with Grammy-award winner and singer Patti Austin, plus $250 as a gift or to
Barack H. Obama Proclaims November 2016 as National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
November 1, 2016
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A PERSONAL LETTER PROCLAIMING NATIONAL ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH, 2016 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Will the FDA Approve a Ketone Drug for Alzheimer’s?
September 20, 2016
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Years back, Accera completed clinical trials to show how diet can increase ketone levels to improve Alzheimer’s. Now, this subsidiary of Nestle Foods is creating
Aducanumab for Alzheimer’s Gets FDA Fast-Track Designation
September 15, 2016
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DRUG DEVELOPMENT: The breakthrough trial of aducanumab for Alzheimer’s recently made headline news. The FDA’s Fast Track program speeds up the development of new treatments
Aducanumab Stabilizes Cognition, Shows Good Safety and Clears Plaque
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MAJOR ADVANCE – VIDEO & ARTICLE: A new experimental drug called “aducanumab” significantly slowed memory, thinking and cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s. It works by almost
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