Alzheimer' Disease Progress Report
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While 25 years ago, relatively little was known about the processes in the brain that lead to Alzheimer disease (AD), major advances are moving researchers ever closer to solving the puzzle of AD. For example, if AD's onset could be delayed by five years, then the number of AD victims might decrease by as much as 50 percent. Now you can read all about it in a new, free publication released by the National Institute on Aging.
"Progress Report on Alzheimer's Disease" (photo) presents important scientific advances and information about four pieces of the AD puzzle that are falling into place. These pieces include: the main characteristics of AD, the causes of AD, how to diagnose AD, and the treatments now available. The report also offers a brief outlook on future AD research and lists more than one hundred references for additional reading.
This new publication spotlights recent research conducted and supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and eight other institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The progress report describes new findings and outlines the next steps for conquering AD. Readers will find information about the origins of AD, improving early diagnosis, developing drug treatments, improving support for caregivers, and understanding how all the research fits into the AD puzzle.
Throughout the report, readers will find brief summaries on topics that explain, in layman's terms, the nature of AD. Summary topics include an explanation of the structure and function of the human brain, the role of chromosomes and genes in AD, distinctions between AD and Parkinson's Disease, clues to healthy aging, and insights into caregiving.
All 62 pages of the report are available free of charge. Readers may access the report via the Internet at www.alzheimers.org, or obtain a free copy via mail by calling the ADEAR Center, toll-free at: 1-800-438-4380 between 8:30am - 5:00pm EST, Monday through Friday.
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