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In the News
CNADC Annual Report
CNADC 2007 Annual Report (will download as PDF)
CNADC 2004 Annual Report
CNADC 2003 Annual Report
CNADC in the News
2008
Public Invited to Free Alzheimer's Program May 8 (4/26/08)
Dementia doesn’t always signal Alzheimer’s – American Medical Association News (4/21/08)
With a microphone, memories saved: Oral history project collects stories from those who have Alzheimer's (4/6/08)
Sniffing Out Danger -Aversive Learning Enhances Perceptual and Cortical Discrimination of Indiscriminable Odor Cues (3/28/08)
Drug for Alzheimer's patients a step closer (3/25/08)
Your brain on Krispy Kremes: How does the brain help direct your attention to stimuli relevant to your motivational needs? (3/11/08)
What Happens Next? A new booklet written specifically for people living with the early stages of dementia and developed by an early stage support group at the CNADC - now available from the National Institute on Aging’s Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center. (2/3/2008)
Jay Gottfried, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, was featured on WBEZ-Chicago Public Radio. Listen to mp3 recording: Sense of Smell More Developed Than Once Believed" (1/20/08)
Can you smell that smell? Yes, subliminally (1/8/08)
2007
Subliminal Smells Bias Perception About a Person's Likeability (12/11/07)
Alzheimer's Disease Could Be A Third Form Of Diabetes (9/27/07)
CNADC Patient/Caregiver Featured in StoryCorps Article (8/20/07)
CNADC's Andrea Skogulnd appears on HealthTalk "Alzheimer’s: Finding Support That Fits" (8/8/07)
Old Drug May Yield New Alzheimer's Treatment Wall Street Journal (8/7/07)
New study on Primary Progressive Aphasia (7/29/07)
Alzheimer's: Role Reversal for Adult Children Newsweek/MSNBC (6/18/07)
The incurable dementia that strikes younger people Daily Herald (5/24/07)
Living With Alzheimer’s Before a Window Closes New York Times PDF (3/29/07)
Vasectomy may be linked to dementia Chicago Tribune PDF (3/20/07)
Vasectomy May Put Men at Risk for Type of Dementia Northwestern News Release (2/13/07)
Gene Implicated in Alzheimer's Disease Also Raises Cerebral Palsy Risk in Kids (2/6/07)
Progranulin Mutations in Primary Progressive Aphasia; Editorial (2/4/07)
Scientists Find New Genetic Clue to Cause of Alzheimer's Disease PDF (1/14/07)
2006
How Your Brain Helps You Become a Wine Expert - December 27, 2006
Educational materials on Alzheimer’s Disease in 10 languages - August 27, 2006
Northwestern Joins Landmark Brain Imaging Study on Alzheimer's - Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) - March 12, 2006
Ill spouses take toll on partners Chicago Sun-Times (will download as PDF) - February, 2006
Compound Targets Alzheimer's Brain Cell Degeneration - January 25, 2006
Northwestern University researchers have developed a compound targeting Alzheimer’s brain cell deterioration - January 25, 2006
2005
Brain disease strikes those in middle age - September 13, 2005
Northwestern's CNADC Buddy Program featured on MSNBC and CNN. (will download as PDF) - July 26, 2005
Directory of Programs for Older Adults and Families at Northwestern (Download Directory as PDF) - May 11, 2006
CNADC Participates in National Trial to Develop Standards to Evaluate Effectiveness of Alzheimer’s Medications - June 2005
New Test Is First Step in Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease - February 2005
New Theory Challenges Current View of How Brain Stores Long-Term Memory - January 18, 2005
Vitamin E and Alzheimer's
Disease (will download as PDF) - January 5, 2005
2004
Lester I. Binder, Ph.D. recipient of 2004 Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer Award
Study
Shows Toxic Proteins Affect Memory - December 21, 2004
Chronic
Back Pain Shrinks 'Thinking Parts' of Brain - November 23, 2004
New
Compounds Effective Against Alzheimer's Disease Onset and
Progression - November 2004
My Father's Last Gift - Daily Herald (will download as PDF)
"The
Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's" - PBS Video
Protein
Link to Memory Loss - March 4, 2004
Buddy
Program in the News - February 5, 2004
CNADC "Buddy Program" Recipient of the 2004 MindAlert Award from the American Society
on Aging - January 2004
Alzheimer's
Disease Cause Identified? NU Scientist's Work Featured in Nature
- January 8, 2004
Gene
Technique Targets Alzheimer’s Memory Loss - January 6,
2004
2003
On the Radio: "Alzheimer's Disease: What You Need to Know."
Dr. Sandra Weintraub joined a 2-part discussion on WDCB Radio (90.9
FM) at 6:00pm on November 23 and 30, 2003
'Suicide’
enzymes may be missing Alzheimer’s link - November 20,
2003
Memory
Loss Doesn't Always Mean Alzheimer's - October 20, 2003
Recent
awards top $11M - October 9, 2003
Northwestern
Researchers Find Toxic Protein in Alzheimer's - August 19, 2003
Discovery
Health Channel
Possible
Missing Link in AD Reported by NU Researchers - July 29, 2003
Buddy
Program Featured on WGN News - Follow this Link to Downloadable
Video (Internet Explorer required) - June 29, 2003
CNADC
Researcher Angela Guillozet: Brain Tangles Occur in Normal Aging
- May 27, 2003
New
Funding for Alzheimer Study at Northwestern - May 12, 2003
Alzheimer's
Association E-Newsletter Story on Funding
Buddy
Program Highlighted on NU Homepage - May 5, 2003
Research
roundup - April 24, 2003
Recent
grants top $16M - February 27, 2003
Annual
recognition dinner honors more than 100 faculty for awards from
external sources - January 16, 2003
1999-2002
Recent
grants top $7M - May 9, 2002
Recent
Grants Top $9 Million - April 11, 2002
Eight
faculty recognized as among most cited - March 7, 2002
Recent
grants top $41M - January 10, 2002
Aging
Doesn’t Affect Language Processing - November 4, 2002
Cross-school
plan enhances cognitive neuroscience - September 20, 2001
Van
Eldik Receives MERIT Award - May 31, 2001
Molecular
Mechanism for Learning and Memory Is Identified June 19, 2000
Forgetfulness (Mild Cognitive Impairment) Study Under Way at Northwestern
University Alzheimer's Disease Center - March 25, 1999
PPA Newsletters
To our readers, PPA Newsletters was discontiuned in 2003 and
combined with the CNADC News in spring/summer 2004. We are dedicated
to providing you, our readers with timely, comprehensive newsletters
containing up-to-date information on our Center's activities as well
as novel research findings in the field of dementia as a whole.
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