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Scientists say they have identified a rare gene mutation in a Colombian woman, that could be helping protect her from the onset of Alzheimer’s disease | BBC News
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Read moreLong-neglected gene plays a bigger role in Alzheimer’s than suspected, study shows | STAT
Just days after news that an ultra-rare form of a cholesterol-related gene called APOE protected a Colombian woman from developing early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (as one of her other genes supposedly fated her to), a second study is providing even stronger...
Read moreWhy Didn’t She Get Alzheimer’s? The Answer Could Hold a Key to Fighting the Disease | The New York Times
A genetic mutation said she was destined to get Alzheimer’s in her 40s, just like her family members in the Colombian kindred with a rare form of the disease. But remarkably, she experienced no cognitive decline until her 70s....
Read moreNew ASU Center Confronts the Silver Tsunami | ASU
ASU launches Center for Innovation in Healthy and Resilient Aging with an eye toward caring for an aging population https://asunow.asu.edu/20190424-solutions-asu-center-innovation-healthy-resilient-aging-launch
Read moreAward honors ASU associate dean, David Coon, for dedication to family caregiving
Championing the need for research, programs and support for caregivers has been a passion of David Coon’s for more than three decades. Recently, those efforts were honored in an especially meaningful way by the Arizona Caregiver Coalition. Click here to read...
Read moreArizona State University receives $50 million gift in support of dementia research, education
Charlene and J. Orin Edson’s gift to be split between Biodesign Institute and newly renamed Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation Dementia is a health issue that touches everyone, from the person afflicted to their friends and family...
Read morePBS Arizona Horizon: Dr. Eric Reiman of the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute
Hear about the latest breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s research from Dr. Eric Reiman of the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute. We also hear from Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell, who discusses being a caregiver for his mother, who suffers from the disease.
Read moreASU Biodesign Institute Hiring for Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Three postdoctoral positions are open to study the molecular and behavioral alterations associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Visit the following link to learn more + apply now: https://jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/492435/postdoctoral-research-scholar/
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