2010 Progress Report on Alzheimer's Disease
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Summary
Highlighted in the report are important developments & directions in NIH-funded research, including: risk for developing Alzheimer’s; genes that play a role in the disease; neuroimaging & biomarkers that detect & track the disease; research into new treatments; lifestyle factors that may worsen or protect against the disease; & help for caregivers. Special features include animation showing the progression of Alzheimer’s in the brain & video interviews highlighting new insights into the disease.
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National Institue on Aging, US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
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Keywords
dementia; cognitive decline; gene expression studies; Animal Studies Describe Roles of ApoE4 Protein; brain amyloid; caregiver stress and cognitive health; genetic counseling; developing new treatments; risk factors; diagnosis; single-nucleotide polymorphism
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National Institute
on Aging
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niaic@nia.nih.gov