What's New This Month
Upcoming Events:
National Memory Screening Day Tuesday, November 17th! Free, Confidential Screenings at the ADRC. Call to schedule an appointment if you are having memory concerns. Click here to view the flyer for more information. |
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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. |
Recent Events:
| On October 24, the Alzheimer's Association hosted its annual Memory Walk in Balboa Park. The UCSD ADRC had its own team, Leon's Legacy, which collectively raised more than $5,000 for Alzheimer's disease education, outreach, advocacy, and research. |
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. |
