Provides current information about
Alzheimer's disease and related disorders; part of the National Institute on Aging.
(ProteoTech President & CSO) pertains to new rodent non-transgenic model screening methods for the identification of anti-amyloid compounds for the treatment of
Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. Additional disclosures in this patent in continuing pending applications cover a variety of different technologies, including the discovery of new classes of Alzheimer's therapeutics involving glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), GAG mimetics and related sulfated molecules.
The ADRC conducts clinical and basic science cutting edge research regarding early identification, causes and treatments of
Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders.
But it's important--one major, long-term study of 1,500 adults presented at the 9th International Conference on
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders in 2004 found those who were obese in middle age were twice as likely to develop dementia in later life.
Poor respiratory function increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease in women, Xinxin Guo, M.D., reported at the Ninth International Conference on
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, in Philadelphia.
The Alzheimer's Association and the NCCC are collaborating to create operational models of integrated care for people with
Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. Incorporating the range of services needed by affected individuals and families, these will be designed for integrated provider arrangements using managed care financing methods.
July 17-24: International Conference
Alzheimer's disease and related disorders; Philadelphia, PA; [E]internationalconference@alz.org
Other studies show that
Alzheimer's disease and related disorders represent two-thirds of the nursing home population.
Washington, DC, American Health Care Association, and
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, 1985.
Clinical studies that test interventions for secondary symptoms exhibited by patients with
Alzheimer's disease and related disorders can receive grants from the National Center for Nursing Research, as well as the NIA.
July 17-24: International Conference on
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA [E]internationalconference@alz.org