Jeffrey Kordower to lead Arizona’s collaborative fight against Neurodegenerative Diseases
The ASU – Banner Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center, a partnership between Banner Health and Arizona State University, has named Jeffrey Kordower, PhD, as its founding director to lead the aggressive pursuit of new battleground tactics in the war against Alzheimer’s...
Read moreNational Institute for Health + Duke University – Alzheimer’s Association Workshop (online), March 9-10, 2021
Register online today for NIA-Duke-Alzheimer’s Association Workshop on March 9-10, 2021. The workshop is dedicated to improving the understanding of how existing analytic methods and available population data (such as Medicare) can be leveraged to make progress in understanding...
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National Institute on Aging Program Accepting Applications for Early Investigators Interested in Health Disparity Research
The 2021 Butler-Williams Scholars Program is now accepting applications through March 31, 2021. The program will be convened virtually August 24-26, 2021 and will feature presentations from investigators conducting timely research across all phases of science. The Scholars will have...
Read moreF.D.A. Panel Declines to Endorse Alzheimer’s Drug – The New York Times
The drug, aducanumab, made by Biogen, would be the first new Alzheimer’s treatment in nearly two decades. But the advisory panel said there was not enough evidence of its effectiveness in slowing cognitive decline. Click Here to Read the...
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