Archive:Alzheimer’s disease

• Rock For Research- An Alzheimer’s Event

  5-9PM on September 24th. Price of Admission is a suggested $100 donation per person ages 15 and up. Donate here to attend!

  Category: News Tags: Alzheimer's disease, event

• 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

  Category: News Tags: Aducanumab, Alzheimer's disease, alzheimers, disease modifying, FDA, news, treatment

• 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!

  Categories: Events, News Tags: Alz, Alz in the Fam, Alzheimer's disease, brigid reynolds, mdp, memory disorders program

• Study Researches Whether Nicotine Patch Can Help People With Memory Loss

  The clinical trial is the largest and longest of its kind, enrolling up to 300 people in 23 states to test the theory.

  Category: News Tags: aging, Alzheimer's disease, attention, channel 4, clinical trials, dementia, Georgetown University, memory, memory disorders program, mind, news, nicotine, R. Scott Turner

• Georgetown’s Alzheimer’s clinic marks 20 years, but hopes research can make it obsolete

  Alison Starling with WJLA visits Carolyn Ward, Program Coordinator at the Georgetown University Memory Disorders Program.

  Category: News Tags: Alison Starling, Alzheimer's disease, Carolyn Ward, clinical research unit, interview, memory disorders program, research, WJLA

• The Presentation Slides from the 20th Anniversary Celebration

  On Thursday, October 17th, 2019 the Georgetown University Memory Disorders Program hosted the 20th Anniversary Celebration commemorating twenty years of research and clinical care. Here you will find the information that was presented: The Journey of the Memory Disorders Program, Genetics and Alzheimer’s Disease, The Four Pillar Program to Preserving Brain Health, and Prevention Trial Registries. Thank you to all who supported this event and our program throughout the years.

  Category: Events Tags: 20th Anniversary Celebration, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, genetics, Georgetown University Memory Disorders Program, presentation, prevention trial registries, research, The Four Pillar Program