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Study: More 'Senior Moments' for Men Than Women

(Sept. 7) -- A new study reveals that men are more likely than women to experience mild cognitive impairment in old age -- those so-called "senior moments." A study of 2,050 people in their 70s and 80s living in Olmsted County, Minn., found that men were 1.5 times more likely than women to be forgetful. Some 19 percent of...

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05/23/12 Brain Scan for Alzheimer's Source: Technology Review Beginning next month, doctors can use a brain scan to better diagnose Alzheimer's.
05/16/12 Alzheimer's research ramps up in Michigan Source: The Detroit News - Detroit MI An $80 million national research plan to attack Alzheimer's disease â projected to afflict up to 16 million Americans by 2050 â will start this year with federally sponsored studies on ways to prevent the disease in high-risk people and treat it with an insulin nasal spray.
05/15/12 Alzheimer's $80M Research Aims to Prevent the Disease Source: Bloomberg.com An $80 million national research plan to attack Alzheimer's, a mind-robbing malady that may affect as many as 16 million Americans by 2050, will start this year with U.S.-sponsored studies on ways to prevent the disease in high- risk people, and treat it with an insulin nasal spray.
05/14/12 Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Disease Expert Ronald... Source: newswise mednews Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Disease expert Ronald Petersen, M.D., will participate in the release of an ambitious national plan to address Alzheimer's disease to attendees of the Alzheimer's Research Summit 2012: Path to Treatment and Prevention.