What's New This Month
Upcoming Events:
Annual ADRC Open House to be held on Wednesday January 13th for all ADRC Longitudinal Participants and their study partners. More details to come in the paper invitations. |
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Recent Events:
| On November 17th, The Shiley-Marcos ADRC participated as one of the testing sites for National Memory Screening Day. We had a robust response and turnout. For those persons who wanted to be assessed and who have memory concerns, but were unable to schedule an appointment on 11/17/09, please review the Memory in Aging Project Program and contact us if you are interested and think you might qualify to participate. |
Research News:
| Regeneration Can be Achieved after Chronic Spinal Cord Injury. To read the full article, click here. |
| World Alzheimer’s Report Estimates 35 Million Cases. To read the full article, click here. |
| Protein inhibitor helps rid brain of toxic tau protein. To read the full article, click here. |
Sleep Deprivation Taxes Neurons, Racks up Brain Amyloid Beta. To read the full article on Alzforum.org click here. |
New Clinical Trial Available at the ADRC:
Nerve Growth Factor is a phase II double-blind placebo controlled study to test the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of a new experimental gene transfer drug called Cere-110 in those with mild-to-moderate AD. Click here to read more information. Click here to read the recently released press release (August 4, 2009). |
New ADEAR Publication Now Available:
Participating in Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Trials and Studies. Click here to read this new fact sheet from the National Institutes of Health. |
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New Resources:
New Younger Caregiver Support Group for those age 60 and younger to address the needs of Bilingual (English/Spanish) caregivers in San Diego. Click here for more information. |
Monthly Caregiver Support Group at the Shiley-Marcos ADRC for caregivers of all ages. Please see the Quality of Life Program flyer. |
