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New Alzheimer's Definition Aimed at Early Detection [VIDEO]

Apr 20th 2011 – 9:45AM
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New Technique for Treating Brain Disease [VIDEO]

Mar 22nd 2011 – 11:15AM
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Alamy

Sargent Shriver Dead at 95: 5 Facts on the Peace Corps' First Director [VIDEOS]

By Mary Phillips-SandyJan 18th 2011 – 6:27PM

R. Sargent Shriver, the first director of the Peace Corps, has died at the age of 95. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2003. A Navy veteran, Shriver's political career spanned decades. In 1953 he married Eunice Kennedy, a sister of John F. Kennedy. They had five children, including Maria Shriver, wife of...

Son Suspects Reagan Had Alzheimer's While President

Jan 15th 2011 – 8:43AM
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Bill Fitz-Patrick, Pool / AP

In a new book marking the centennial of his dad's birth, Ron Reagan Jr. reveals he noticed troubling signs during the president's first term.

Ronald Reagan Suffered From Alzheimer's While President? Twitter Responds

By Elliot OlshanskyJan 14th 2011 – 3:52PM

Given the way that Ronald Reagan is celebrated as an icon by many Republicans, while generally reviled by some Democrats, it was only natural that Friday's news that the late 40th President may have suffered from Alzheimer's Disease while in the White House has set off a flurry of opinion. The revelation that Reagan's...

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Eric J. Hall: Pat Summitt's Candor Is a 'Win' for Young-Onset Alzheimer's Disease

By Eric J. Hall Apr 23rd 2012 - 03:09PM

What President Reagan did for Alzheimer's disease in general, legendary basketball coach Pat Summitt is doing for early onset dementia-Alzheimer's type in particular.

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Movement on Funding for Alzheimer's Research

By Eric J. Hall Feb 08th 2012 - 02:45PM

When multiple moving parts are at play, it's only logical that things will start advancing.

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Is Prevention the Only Answer to the Alzheimer's Epidemic?

By Scott Mendelson, M.D. Sep 18th 2011 - 12:19PM

Medical science is working miracles lately.

Background on Alzheimers disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD), also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease, is the most common form of dementia.

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