Articles tagged as: Alzheimer's disease
October 13, 2017
Early Alzheimer's Study First Of It's Kind
The IU School of Medicine received $7.6 million to lead a study that will create a network of sites to study early-onset Alzheimer's.
Read MoreAugust 21, 2017
Awareness Is Aim Of Early Alzheimer's Advisor
An Indiana woman named to an national Early-Stage Advisory Group for the Alzheimer's Association stresses the importance of research and reducing stigma.
Read MoreJune 22, 2017
ISDH Stats Site Shows Rise In Alzheimer's Deaths
In 2011, just more than 2,000 Alzheimer's deaths were recorded in Indiana. But in 2015 - the most recent year with state data - that figure had climbed by more than a quarter, to more than 2,500.
Read MoreMay 15, 2017
IU Students Use Music To Help Seniors With Dementia Connect
The students are helping these seniors create customized playlists that can help trigger memories.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2017
Alzheimer's Researchers, Patients Pick Up The Pieces After High-Profile Drug Failure
Eli Lilly's Solanezumab was a medicine that aimed to reduce symptoms in patients with mild dementia due to Alzheimer's.
Read MoreDecember 2, 2016
Lilly Plans Layoffs Following Alzheimer's Drug Failure
The news of layoffs follows last month's announcement concerning the failure of Solanezumab, which Lilly hoped would be the first drug to slow the progression of Alzheimer's Disease.
Read MoreNovember 11, 2016
Children's Museum Honors Children Making An Impact
The annual awards recognizes five young people who have created and implemented a project to help others.
Read MoreOctober 11, 2016
The Power Of Personalized Playlists For Dementia Patients
A cooperative study from Butler and funded by the Indiana State Department of Health will examine how effective a personalized playlist is for patients suffering from dementia.
Read MoreJuly 5, 2016
NW Indiana Students To Have Experiment Sent To Space
The experiment is expected to be loaded aboard a SpaceX rocket that will blast off early next year. The automated experiment will then spend four weeks aboard the International Space Station.
Read MoreJune 6, 2016
U Of Southern Indiana To Train Nurses In Dementia Care
Organizers say the training could impact as many as 1,000 nursing home residents in southwestern Indiana.
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