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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
Mind Games: Brain-fitness software makes staying sharp fun (6/10/08)
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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