Archive:News
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Allegations of fraud in Alzheimer’s disease research- death of the amyloid hypothesis?
R. Scott Turner, PhD, MD Recent reports of fraud in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research have raised major concerns. Some of the figures in a highly-cited paper (using animal models of AD) published
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These Simple Tasks Can Cut Your Risk Of Dementia, Study Finds
29 JULY 2022: Link to Huffington Post article
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Achieving Greater Diversity in Dementia Research: A Call to Action
by R. Scott Turner and Charlyn Gomez: In the US, individuals in URGs are defined as Black or African-American, Hispanic/Latinx, Indigenous and Native American, Asian, Native Hawaiians and other P
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Nicotine to Help Treat Memory Loss?
**Reference pg. A6 for article: A study funded by the National Institutes of health is testing whether the nicotine patch can improve memory and functioning in people who have mild memory loss or
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Memory Disorders Program Intern and First SCS Student Wins Lena Landegger Community Service Award
For the first time, an SCS student has won Georgetown’s Lena Landegger Community Service award: James Jaramillo, a graduate of the Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies Program A graduate of the Cla
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New Developments in Alzheimer’s Disease Therapeutics
R. Scott Turner, PhD, MD Memory Disorders Program, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Nov. 18, 2021 Aducanumab (Aduhelm®) On June 7, 2021 the FDA granted accelerated approval of the anti
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Alzheimer’s Association On Demand Webinars
View some free, on demand webinars regarding a variety of Alzheimer's topics including Aducanmunab on the Alzheimer's Association website. View Here https://www.alz.org/research/for_researcher
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Aducanumab (AduhelmTM) – the first disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer’s disease approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, 7 June 2021
Availability of Aduhelm remains unclear Coverage by Medicare and other third-party payers unknown More information to follow R. Scott Turner, PhD, MD, and the Memory Disorders Program On
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Brain Health in America: An Urgent Initiative
A presentation by Stephanie Monroe The GUMC Memory Disorders Program was honored to host Stephanie Monroe, Executive Director of AfricanAmericansAgainstAlzheimer's, who discusses Brain Health in A
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Alz in the Fam: A Podcast Featuring Brigid Reynolds
Episode 9 of Alz In The Fam features Brigid Reynolds – neurology provider at Georgetown University’s Memory Disorders Program. All four Fair siblings sit down with Brigid, their first ever guest, to discuss their Mom’s journey with Alzheimer’s!