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July 8, 2021

New Alzheimer’s treatment targets identified

Study points to FDA-approved drugs that have potential to slow or reverse brain damage.

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December 7, 2020

Novel form of Alzheimer’s protein found in spinal fluid indicates stage of the disease

Discovery could lead to better diagnostics, speed efforts to find treatment.

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October 12, 2020

Racial differences in Alzheimer’s research focus of $15 million grant

Study investigates whether biological markers of Alzheimer’s in white patients also apply to African Americans.

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October 22, 2019

Dementia patients’ adult kids diagnosed earlier than their parents

Unknown genetic factors may affect when symptoms arise.

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July 19, 2019

Excluding minorities from Alzheimer’s research is wrong – and it’s keeping us from finding a cure

Source: Quartz

February 10, 2019

The heartbreak and heroism of being the X-Men in Alzheimer’s disease

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

January 15, 2019

New hope for old disease

Doctors may soon be able to predict, prevent Alzheimer’s disease.

Outlook Magazine

January 7, 2019

Alzheimer’s disease may develop differently in African-Americans, study suggests

Source: NPR

January 7, 2019

Racial differences in Alzheimer’s disease unveiled

Findings suggest possible race-linked variations on how disease arises, develops.

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December 5, 2018

Alzheimer’s researchers receive Chan Zuckerberg Initiative funding

Research aims to show how immune system may drive neurodegenerative diseases.

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August 23, 2018

Alzheimer’s one day may be predicted during eye exam

Noninvasive test may screen for disease before symptoms appear.

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