Archive for February, 2010

Alzheimer’s writing contest a success (Sarnia Observer)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

TARA HAGAN The Observer A first-time writing contest launched by the local Alzheimer’s Society earlier this year has been a success, organizers say.[...]

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Blacks warned on Alzheimer’s (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

The local chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will hold a workshop on Sunday, March 6, geared to spreading awareness in the black community about Alzheimer’s disease.

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Researchers testing Alzheimer’s shake (Santa Fe New Mexican)

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! Medical experts believe that a lot of the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, including memory loss, result from damage to synapses that carry vital messages between brain cells.

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MetLife Foundation Awards for Medical Research in Alzheimer’s Disease: Four scientists honored (News-Medical-Net)

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Complementary approaches to Alzheimer’s research were recognized as four scientists received the prestigious MetLife Foundation Awards for Medical Research in Alzheimer’s Disease in Washington, D.C.

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Memory in Alzheimer’s mouse model revived (UPI)

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 24 (UPI) — University of Texas Health Science Center researchers say they have successfully reversed Alzheimer’s-like memory deficits in a mouse model of the disease.

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