Research

Is an Effective Alzheimer’s Treatment at Hand?: An Expert Speaks

February 25, 2011

By: www.ALZinfo.org About $1 billion is spent each year on medicines like Aricept, Razadyne, Exelon, and Namenda. These drugs are…

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Honoring a Legend – Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr.

January 20, 2011

The Directors of the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation ask that you take a moment to remember Robert Sargent…

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In Search of an Alzheimer’s Cure

January 6, 2011

By Toby Bilanow With over 5.3 million Americans currently suffering from Alzheimer’s, an effective treatment is needed more than ever. …

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Which Proteins Cause Alzheimer’s Disease?

December 10, 2010

By: www.ALZinfo.org Beta-amyloid is believed to cause most of the degenerative brain changes underlying Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists at the Fisher…

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Visualizing Alzheimer’s

November 24, 2010

By Toby Bilanow For centuries, scientists had few clues about the inner workings of the brain. The three pounds of…

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Nonpharmacological Therapies in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review of Efficacy

October 27, 2010

Therapies for Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and Their Caregivers Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders September 10, 2010 Full PDF here …

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Breakthrough Finding

September 1, 2010

Major breakthrough in Alzheimer Research Fisher Scientists Discover Protein that Fuels Alzheimer’s Disease, Promising New Treatments Expected Our Fisher Center…

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World Alzheimer’s Day: September 21

August 27, 2010

World Alzheimer’s Day, September 21st of each year, is a day on which Alzheimer’s organizations around the world concentrate their…

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Alzheimer’s and Other Health Problems

August 27, 2010

How might other health problems affect people with Alzheimer’s? Another reason for using medications in people who have Alzheimer’s disease…

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Memory Loss

August 27, 2010

What is Memory Loss? Memory loss is unusual forgetfulness that can be caused by brain damage due to disease or…

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Plain Talk About Alzheimer’s Research

August 26, 2010

At the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation, we are funding innovative Alzheimer’s research that is beginning to make serious…

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Sponsorship Guidelines

August 21, 2010

The Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation’s website, ALZinfo.org, is expanding the placement of sponsorship displays to include additional select…

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The Science of Caring

August 21, 2010

While searching for the cause and developing a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, the Fisher Center Foundation is also funding projects…

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Curing Early-Onset Alzheimer’s

August 21, 2010

While being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s can be overwhelming at any age, it is particularly devastating when the disease strikes early…

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Recruiting Stress Proteins to clean up tangles in the brain

August 21, 2010

The brains of people with Alzheimer’s contain large numbers of plaques and tangles. Plaques are formed from beta-amyloid. Tangles are…

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Reversing Nerve Cell Damage

August 21, 2010

The devastating loss of memory that is the hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease is caused by the death of nerve cells…

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Improving The Quality Of Life For Alzheimer’s Patients

August 21, 2010

Most Alzheimer’s disease patients show some signs of agitation and as Alzheimer’s disease progresses through its later stages, as many…

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Beating Back Beta Amyloid

August 21, 2010

The Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation funds scientists who continue to be at the forefront of research into the…

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Press Release – Alzheimer’s & Dementia

August 20, 2010

Alzheimer’s & Dementia January 11, 2010, Full PDF: Click Here Small Signs of Memory Loss Can Lead to Big Problems…

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Press Release

August 20, 2010

Alzheimer’s & Dementia January 11, 2010 Full PDF Click Here Small Signs of Memory Loss Can Lead to Big Problems…

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Medicare, Medicaid and Alzheimer’s

August 18, 2010

What You Should Know About Medicaid Eligibility by NY Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Bernard A. …

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Planning a fundraiser

August 17, 2010

Hello, It is fantastic that you want to organize your own event. Whether you’ve held lots of events before or…

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Research

August 16, 2010

Current Fisher Center Alzheimer’s Research Projects Paul Greengard, Principal Investigator 1. Gamma secretase activating protein and its binding proteins Gamma…

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Exciting Discoveries in Alzheimer’s Disease

August 12, 2010

The Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation primarily funds the research of Nobel laureate Dr. Paul Greengard. Dr. Greengard and…

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