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2. Free online conference on Alzheimer's disease Wednesday - AOL

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   The free online conference runs from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, and is sponsored by the Alzheimer's Foundation of America. Alzheimer's is one of the top causes of death in the United States ...

3. Alzheimer's disease - Wikipedia

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   Regarding incidence, cohort longitudinal studies (studies where a disease-free population is followed over the years) provide rates between 10 and 15 per thousand person-years for all dementias and 5–8 for AD, [236] [237] which means that half of new dementia cases each year are Alzheimer's disease. Advancing age is a primary risk factor for ...

4. Alzheimer's Association - Wikipedia

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   The Alzheimer's Impact Movement (AIM) is a separately incorporated 501(c)(4) advocacy affiliate of the Alzheimer's Association. AIM works to secure policies to overcome Alzheimer's and dementia, including increased investment in research, improved care and support, and development of approaches to reduce the risk of developing dementia.

5. Dementia - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 February 2025. Long-term brain disorders causing impaired memory, thinking and behavior This article is about the cognitive disorder. For other uses, see Dementia (disambiguation). "Senile" and "Demented" redirect here. For other uses, see Senile (disambiguation) and Demented (disambiguation). Medical ...

6. Area woman holding free classes for caregivers of Alzheimer's ...

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   Sep. 30—The last time Ruth Guzman led an Alzheimer's caregiver class was in late 2019. The next class was expected to take place in early 2020, after the busy holiday season. Because of COVID-19 ...

7. Laura N. Gitlin - Wikipedia

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   [7] [8] In 2013, Gitlin used a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to co-lead the development of WeCare, a caregiver tool to assess and manage behavioral symptoms of dementia. [9] She also collaborated with Nancy Hodgson to develop a Massive open online course in order to teach dementia care to health professionals. [10]

8. Alzheimer's Foundation of America - Wikipedia

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   The Alzheimer's Foundation of America was founded by Bert E. Brodsky after his experiences serving as a caregiver for his mother, Anne, who lived with Alzheimer's disease from 1980-92. Eric J. Hall was the founding CEO of the organization and put together the infrastructure which still exists to this day.

9. NINCDS-ADRDA Alzheimer's Criteria - Wikipedia

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   Similar to the NINCDS-ADRDA Alzheimer's Criteria are the DSM-IV-TR criteria published by the American Psychiatric Association. [3] At the same time the advances in functional neuroimaging techniques such as PET or SPECT that have already proven their utility to differentiate Alzheimer's disease from other possible causes, [4] have led to proposals of revision of the NINCDS-ADRDA criteria that ...