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The strange link between blotchy skin & dementia

Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-outside-the-box/the-strange-link-between-blotchy-skin-dementia

by Sam Catherman for BABW News: A recent study has linked rosacea, a common skin condition, to an increased risk of developing degenerative disorders. A team of scientists form the University of Copenhagen has uncovered a strange link between a……

Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-outside-the-box/the-strange-link-between-blotchy-skin-dementia

by Sam Catherman for BABW News: A recent study has linked rosacea, a common skin condition, to an increased risk of developing degenerative disorders. A team of scientists form the University of Copenhagen has uncovered a strange link between a……

Crenezumab for Prodromal to Mild Alzheimer's Disease

Source: https://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/clinical-trials/crenezumab-prodromal-mild-alzheimers-disease


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Purpose: To test the experimental drug crenezumab in people with early to mild Alzheimer's disease.

 

Source: https://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/clinical-trials/crenezumab-prodromal-mild-alzheimers-disease


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Purpose: To test the experimental drug crenezumab in people with early to mild Alzheimer's disease.

 

Open the portal door to Alzheimer’s Big Data

Source: http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2015/04/open-portal-door-alzheimers-big-data

The explosion of Big Data promises to transform biomedical research, but all too often researchers are stymied by limited access to these complex biomedical data sets. To overcome some of these barriers, we’ve recently helped launch an important new data resource—the AMP-AD Knowledge Portal….

Source: http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2015/04/open-portal-door-alzheimers-big-data

The explosion of Big Data promises to transform biomedical research, but all too often researchers are stymied by limited access to these complex biomedical data sets. To overcome some of these barriers, we’ve recently helped launch an important new data resource—the AMP-AD Knowledge Portal….

Dementia and driving; When is it time to take the keys?

Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/helpful-thinking/dementia-and-driving-when-is-it-time-to-take-the-keys

by Insider Louisville: As our loved ones grow older, their driving skills change. Reaction times slow down, visual cues become harder to see, and peripheral vision decreases. Spatial awareness can deteriorate and sometimes, even certain illnesses or medications can affect……

Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/helpful-thinking/dementia-and-driving-when-is-it-time-to-take-the-keys

by Insider Louisville: As our loved ones grow older, their driving skills change. Reaction times slow down, visual cues become harder to see, and peripheral vision decreases. Spatial awareness can deteriorate and sometimes, even certain illnesses or medications can affect……

No Statins Before Heart Surgery, Study Suggests

Source: http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/news/20160504/no-statins-before-heart-surgery-study-suggests?src=RSS_PUBLIC

They don’t prevent complications and may cause kidney damage, researchers report

Source: http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/news/20160504/no-statins-before-heart-surgery-study-suggests?src=RSS_PUBLIC

They don’t prevent complications and may cause kidney damage, researchers report

Could Bacteria Help Slow Zika's Spread?

Source: http://www.webmd.com/news/20160504/bacteria-experiment-may-point-way-to-slow-zikas-spread?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Infecting mosquitoes led to lower, inactive levels of virus in their bodies, saliva

Source: http://www.webmd.com/news/20160504/bacteria-experiment-may-point-way-to-slow-zikas-spread?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Infecting mosquitoes led to lower, inactive levels of virus in their bodies, saliva

The Clinical Trials Advisory Panel: A good start for a clinical trial

Source: http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2016/05/clinical-trials-advisory-panel-good-start-clinical-trial

Large-scale clinical trials are expensive. They require a lot of time and money on the part of the investigators. So does preparing an NIH application for a clinical trial. One way you can save time and money at the beginning of the process is to submit a concept proposal for your trial to NIA’s Clinical Trials Advisory Panel (CTAP)….

Source: http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2016/05/clinical-trials-advisory-panel-good-start-clinical-trial

Large-scale clinical trials are expensive. They require a lot of time and money on the part of the investigators. So does preparing an NIH application for a clinical trial. One way you can save time and money at the beginning of the process is to submit a concept proposal for your trial to NIA’s Clinical Trials Advisory Panel (CTAP)….

Aging Parents Who Won’t Talk About Finances

Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/helpful-thinking/aging-parents-who-wont-talk-about-finances

by Carolyn Rosenblatt for Forbes: Most of us have tried to have conversations about finances with aging parents. Some stubborn parents just won’t do it. No matter what their adult children say, they put it off, change the subject or……

Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/helpful-thinking/aging-parents-who-wont-talk-about-finances

by Carolyn Rosenblatt for Forbes: Most of us have tried to have conversations about finances with aging parents. Some stubborn parents just won’t do it. No matter what their adult children say, they put it off, change the subject or……

HRT and women’s brain health

Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-twice/hrt-and-womens-brain-health

by Edward Orbitz for The Sacramento Bee: Research on rhesus monkeys at UC Davis suggests estrogen therapy may benefit post-menopausal women’s brain health, but the therapy remains controversial because of increased risks for cancer, blood clots and stroke. The preliminary……

Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-twice/hrt-and-womens-brain-health

by Edward Orbitz for The Sacramento Bee: Research on rhesus monkeys at UC Davis suggests estrogen therapy may benefit post-menopausal women’s brain health, but the therapy remains controversial because of increased risks for cancer, blood clots and stroke. The preliminary……

NIA partnerships expand funding for research

Source: http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2015/04/nia-partnerships-expand-funding-research

I want to share with you part of a recent discussion I had with the Friends of the NIA about the importance of public-private partnerships in aging research….

Source: http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2015/04/nia-partnerships-expand-funding-research

I want to share with you part of a recent discussion I had with the Friends of the NIA about the importance of public-private partnerships in aging research….

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