FTLD & PPA Current Research and Treatment Strategies (11/5/2009)

The work of the CNADC featured in Northwestern Alumni Magazine Fall 2009 (11/4/09)

Northwestern Research finds that compound found in extra-virgin olive oil may help prevent Alzheimer's disease (9/30/09)

Social Security Holds Compassionate Allowances Hearing on Young-Onset Dementias- Alzheimer¹s Disease and Primary Progressive Aphasia.
Click to read the testimony of Dr. M-Marsel Mesulam, Dr. Sandy Weintraub and Darby Morhardt, LCSW, as well as many other professionals and families who testified before the Social Security Administration. (7/29/09)

Northwestern Buddy Program connects medical students with individuals with Alzheimer's disease. View the clip featured on Big 10 Network (5/15/09)

Brain Maps Define Diseases (4/15/09)

Profile in Advocacy: CNADC Early Stage Support Group participants write to Congress. Read story published in Perspectives: A Newsletter for Individuals with Alzheimer's or a Related Disorder (3/15/09)

NU led research team finds insulin is a possible new treatment for Alzheimer’s - (includes video interview with Dr. William Klein) (2/2/2009)

Alzheimer's Disease Seminar Series: December 3rd with Leslie Kay, PhD presenting, "Putting the Olfactory System in Context" Location: Baldwin Auditorium.
View 2009-2010 AD Seminar Schedule

Early Stage Memory Loss Support Group Fall Session 2009

2009 FTD/PPA Caregiver & Professional Education Conference
Click here to view Dr. Sandy Weintraub's Slides. Stay Tuned for Video of the conference to be posted on our website. If you are interested in receiving a copy of the 2009 Conference Book, please contact m-ohara@northwestern.edu

Alzheimer Day 2009: Abstract Book and Presentation

THE ALZHEIMER'S PROJECT is a presentation of HBO Documentary Films and the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health. Click here to watch the four-part series