Posts by: Mary Chapman

Mary Chapman

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019

New Research Unit at England’s University of East Anglia to Study Possible Link Between Sleep and Dementia

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To enable researchers to study prospective links between sleep and dementia, a cutting-edge sleep unit has opened at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich, England. While sleeping issues ... Read more

March 13, 2019March 13, 2019

Alzheimer’s Association and Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement Launch Campaign to Highlight Disease’s Impact on Women

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Because a disproportionate number of Alzheimer’s disease patients and caregivers are women, the Alzheimer’s Association and The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement (WAM) are leading a global movement to do something ... Read more

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019

Video Series Informs About the Possible Role of Germs in Alzheimer’s

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Addressing fundamental questions about the possibility that Alzheimer’s disease might be brought about by infections, Alzheimer’s Germ Quest has released a series of eight videos, each about one minute long. ... Read more

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019

Alzheimer’s Initiative Widens Research Focus on Frontotemporal Degeneration With New $5M Commitment

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With a new $5-million commitment, the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation’s (ADDF) Diagnostics Accelerator initiative is expanding its focus on frontotemporal degeneration, the most common form of dementia for individuals under ... Read more

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018

New Challenge Offers Scientists $4M in Prize Money to Find Cause of Alzheimer’s

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A retired U.S. executive has given $5 million to the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College of Sciences to establish a contest that challenges scientists to find ... Read more

October 8, 2018October 8, 2018

Alzheimer’s Foundation Praises $425M Added to Combating Disease in HHS Budget

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The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is lauding the additional $425 million designated for Alzheimer’s disease research contained in the Sept. 26 passage of the Health and Human Services ... Read more

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018

Percentage of US Residents with Alzheimer’s to Double by 2060, CDC Reports

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The percentage of U.S. residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias will double by 2060, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 2014, roughly five million ... Read more

September 20, 2018September 20, 2018

Efforts to Mark World Alzheimer’s Day, Sept. 21, and Month Are Well Underway

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Individuals and organizations internationally are marking World Alzheimer’s Day, Sept. 21, by focusing efforts on increasing awareness and challenging stigmas about Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia. For ... Read more

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