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Alzheimer's Disease Cause, Care, & Cure

There is hope. New effective treatments are just around the corner, and the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research is the world’s largest research team leading the battle.

  • 5 million Americans have Alzheimer's
  • 360,000 new cases will be diagnosed this year
  • Hundreds of thousands of people will die from the disease this year
  • By 2050, between 11.2 and 16 million Americans will have Alzheimer's disease
  • Tens of millions more Americans are affected as caregivers and family

The cruelty of Alzheimer’s disease is that it attacks the brain, profoundly altering who we are.  It steals from us our most basic functions and fundamentals pleasures at the very time when we should be enjoying the fruits of life-long labor.  As our society ages, and more people are afflicted, the need to hunt down and stop this killer disease in its tracks has never been greater.  Join our team in the fight against Alzheimer’s.

 
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Living With It - Alzheimer's Disease

'Living With It' - Alzheimer's Disease

Dr. William Netzer, Research Scientist at the Fisher Center Foundation, talks about living with Alzheimer's Disease to America Online (AOL)

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Our Alzheimer's Disease Research

Our team of internationally renowned scientists, under the direction of Nobel laureate Dr. Paul Greengard, has been at the forefront of seminal research that has provided a conceptual framework for modern day investigations into Alzheimer’s disease. Our groundbreaking research is the key to finding a cure for Alzheimer’s by advancing truly effective therapies that arrest its development or prevent the illness altogether.

  • Understanding the Cause of Alzheimer's
  • Finding the Cure for Alzheimer's
  • Beating Back Beta Amyloid
  • Reversing Nerve Cell Damage
  • Improving the Quality of Life for People with Alzheimer's
  • The Science of Caregiving
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Our scientists are working hard to find a cure, and ALZinfo.org is the most comprehensive website on Alzheimer’s disease.  Out of ever dollar you donate, 94¢ goes directly to Alzheimer’s research.

 

Alzheimer's Disease News

Reviewed by William J. Netzer, Ph.D., Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research at The Rockefeller University

Exploring the Link Between Depression and Early Alzheimer’s
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
The fear and anxiety that accompanies a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease can understandably cause patients to become depressed.
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Pittsburgh Compound B Visualizes Alzheimer’s in the Living Brain
Monday, April 21, 2008
An imaging agent developed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center that attaches to brain areas damaged by Alzheimer’s disease may allow doctors to diagnose Alzheimer’s at an earlier stage.
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Alzheimer’s to Strike One in Eight Baby Boomers
Monday, April 21, 2008
About one in six female and one in 10 male baby boomers — or more than 10 million people overall — are expected to come down with Alzheimer’s disease in the coming decades, a new report claims.
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Midlife Spread Increases Risk of Dementia
Monday, April 21, 2008
Having a thick middle in your middle years may increase your risk for dementia, a new study shows.
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Risk of Alzheimer’s Increases When Both Parents Have the Disease
Friday, April 11, 2008
If both of your parents have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, you are at increased risk of developing the disease as well.
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An Alzheimer’s Diagnosis May Bring Relief
Friday, April 11, 2008
There may be multiple benefits for those with dementia to getting a diagnosis.
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April Is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, a Sister Ailment to Alzheimer’s
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Alzheimer's like problems may be due to dementia from Parkinson’s disease, the second most common degenerative nerve ailment after Alzheimer’s.
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This project was supported, in part, by a grant, number 90AZ2791, from the Administration on Aging, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official Administration on Aging policy.