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Examining the Impact of Alzheimer’s Disease – KPBS These Days Feb 21, 2008
Alzheimer’s disease is named for the late German doctor Alois Alzheimer, who first described the disease in 1906.  Today, in America it is the most common form of dementia.  It destroys brain cells and causes problems with memory, thinking, and behavior that can have a lasting impact on daily life. 

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The Effect of Alzheimer’s on the Brain – KPBS Envision San Diego Feb 19, 2008
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Hopes high for experimental Alzheimer’s treatment – The San Diego Union-Tribune Feb 14, 2008
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Accidental Discovery Could Treat Memory Disorders – National Public Radio Jan 31, 2008
Nuns in long-running Alzheimer’s study are leaving their brains to science – North County Times Jan 12, 2008 
Alzheimer’s Has an Effects on Kids, Too – The Washington Post Jan 8, 2008
Scientist can’t get their minds around Alzheimer’s – Los Angeles Times Dec 27, 2007 
Finding Alzheimer’s Before a Mind Fails – The New York Times Dec 26, 2007 
Alzheimer Association statement on passage of legislation – Alzheimer’s Association Dec 20, 2007
Nursing Homes Struggle to Kick Drug Habit – The Wall Street Journal Dec 20, 2007 
How Soon Is Too Soon to Screen People for Alzheimer’s Disease? – The Wall Street Journal Dec 18, 2007
Jogging You Memory – Newsweek Dec 10, 2007 
Most Voters See Alzheimer’s As Key Issue – AARP Bulletin Dec 2007 
Author of Alzheimer’s Book Sheds Light on the Epidemic – KPBS Radio These Days Nov 29, 2007 
Locals Employ New Methods to Help Fight Alzheimer’s Epidemic – KPBS Full Focus Jul 3, 2007
Remembering what matters – North County Times Dec 9, 2007
Living with Alzheimer’s: ‘I’m Still Me’ – National Public Radio Nov 30, 2007
Comfort amid pain when spouse with dementia find mates – The San Diego Union-Tribune Nov 25, 2007
Zen and the Art of Coping With Alzheimer’s – The New York Times Aug 30, 2007
Clinical Trials Promising for New Alzheimer’s Treatment – KPBS Radio News Mar 20, 2007 
The Puzzle of Alzheimer’s – The San Diego Union-Tribune Feb 21, 2007
Alzheimer’s, and the time left before that gentle good night – The San Diego Union-Tribune May 26, 2007
Unraveling Alzheimer’s – The San Diego Union-Tribune Oct 16, 2006
 

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