What's New This Month
In the News:
2018
My Mother’s Alzheimer’s and What I Hope for My Research – Dr. Andrea LaCroix's personal essay published in NextAvenue.org, an online publication operated by PBS
Metabolic Syndrome Associated with Poorer Cognition in Midlife – Healio features Dr. Hector Gonzalez, PhD
Alzheimer’s researchers seeking volunteers to enlist in clinical trials – KUSI Interview with Dr. James Brewer, M.D., Ph.D. and Andres Martin
San Diego volunteers needed to help cure Alzheimer's – Op-Ed piece submitted by James Brewer, MD, PhD
New Alzheimer’s Association report reveals shocking statistics – News 8 Interview with Dr. Hector Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Number Of Americans With Alzheimer’s Expected To More Than Double By 2050 – KPBS Interview with Dr. James Brewer, M.D., Ph.D.
Memory Screening Events:
FREE MEMORY SCREENINGS IN SPANISH June 29th, at the City Heights Wellness Center.
Offered in collaboration with Alzheimer's Association, Project Concern International, and La Maestra Community Health Centers
Where: The City Heights Wellness Center
4440 Wightman Street, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92105
When: June 29th, 2018 from 8:30am to 4:00pm
Phone: (858) 822-4800 |
FREE MEMORY SCREENINGS IN SPANISH offered monthly in South Bay.
Offered by the UC San Diego Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center in
Partnership with the George G. Glenner Alzheimer’s Family Centers, Inc. ®
Where: George G. Glenner Alzheimer’s Family Centers, Inc.®
280 Saylor Drive, Chula Vista, CA 91910
(On the property of Fredericka Manor or at the corner of 3rd and E Street)
When: the last Friday of every month
Phone: (858) 822-4800
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FREE MEMORY SCREENINGS IN LA JOLLA
  FREE MEMORY SCREENINGS offered quarterly.
Where: UC San Diego, Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
When: May 1, 2018
Phone: (858) 822-4800
- Memory screenings are like other routine health check-ups.
- Each memory screening takes approximately 20 minutes and while the result is not a diagnosis, it can suggest if someone should see a physician for a full evaluation.
- Se Habla Español
The National Memory Screening Program is an initiative of:
ALZHEIMER’S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
www.nationalmemoryscreening.org
(866) 232-8484 Read the article featured in the Union Tribune |
