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News and Events: Alzheimer's Disease in the News
   
 

We provide here a sampling of articles that are of national interest. Please send an e-mail to webmaster@alzheimer.ca if you hear of any others we can add.

To find articles

To search for an article online, check the media websites listed at the bottom of this page. Please note that not all these sites will post every article. You may also visit your local library and ask the reference librarian to help you find the back issue in print or on microfilm.

Recently in the media -- 2010

MARCH

Get Moving keeps seniors active
March 2010, Hospital News

Hope against the ravages of aging
March 5, 2010, Toronto Star

Another potential Alzheimer's medication fails
March 5, 2010, CTV News

Living a Purposeful Life Can Stave Off Alzheimer's
March 2, 2010, ABC News

Of reverie and the wandering mind
March 1, 2010, Globe and Mail

FEBRUARY

NFL combine puts more emphasis on concussions
February 25, 2010, Globe and Mail

Brain games keep minds nimble
February 25, 2010, Toronto Star

Damaged Protein May Predict Alzheimer's
February 23, 2010, CBS News

Scientists find hormone link to Alzheimer's
February 16, 2010, ABC News

Gene clue to early dementia speed
February 15, 2010, BBC News

Case Study: A Million Tweets to Remember
February 10, 2010, bv02 blog

Treating high blood pressure is key to fending off dementia
February 9, 2010, National Post

Scientists Find Gene Variant Link to Aging Cells
February 9, 2010, ABC News

Mediterranean diet may help prevent dementia, study says
February 8, 2010, CNN

Applying skills in new ways through volunteering can boost brain power
February 5, 2010, Toronto Star

Coping with dementia
February 4, 2010, BBC News

Your guide to reducing the risk of dementia
February 3, 2010, BBC News

Our politicians need expert help in dealing with the costs of aging
February 2, 2010, globeandmail.com

JANUARY

Prions 'may keep nerves healthy'
January 2010, BBC News

Silent Parliament, silent policy
January 31, 2010, NetGov.ca

Liberals to develop national strategy on brain disease
January 29, 2010, globeandmail.com

Mammograms may be overused in women with dementia
January 29, 2010, Reuters.com

What is delaying a cure for Alzheimer's?
January 27, 2010, BBC News

Will skin cell breakthrough revolutionize medicine?
January 27, 2010, thestar.com

Long-distance caregiving costly: StatsCan
January 26, 2010, CBC.ca

Exercise to Protect Aging Bodies — and Brains
January 26, 2010, Time.com

More Blood Pressure Worry: It's Linked to Dementia
January 25, 2010, ABC News

Why Alzheimer's is called 'type 3 diabetes'
January 22, 2010, thestar.com

Games let senior hone road skills
January 15, 2010, thestar.com

Researchers find gene that may slow brain decline
January 15, 2010, globeandmail.com

Techniques for training the aging brain
January 13, 2010, globeandmail.com

Canadians fatter, less active than ever
January 13, 2010, thestar.com

We need better dementia support
January 8, 2010, thestar.com

Cellphones may dial up Alzheimer's cure
January 7, 2010, National Post

Daunting view on aging
January 5, 2010, thestar.com

Huge wave of dementia cases coming, warns report
January 4, 2010, CTV.ca

Dementia will take startling toll as baby boomers age: study
January 4, 2010, Global Television

Dementia in Canada
January 4, 2010, cbc.ca

Dementia surge to cost $153B by 2038: report
January 4, 2010, cbc.ca

Over the mountain to Alzheimer's
January 4, 2010, Macleans.ca

Costs to soar as aging Canadians face rising tide of dementia
January 4, 2010, globeandmail.com

DECEMBER

Scientist discovers new way to repair damaged nerves
December 10, 2009, globeandmail.com

Music can do 'incredible things' for people with dementia
December 10, 2009, BBCNews.com

The decade's Top 10 research discoveries
December 5, 2009,
thestar.com

Toronto doctor proposes brain bank to study hockey concussions
December 4, 2009, globeandmail.com

Medical system badly fails elderly
December 4, 2009, torontostar.ca

Teenagers who care for ailing relatives are 'invisible population'
December 4, 2009, torontostar.ca

Surgeons dissect brain live on Internet
December 3, 2009, torontostar.ca

Baycrest to exercise boomers' brains
December 3, 2009, torontostar.ca

6 Things These Caregivers Wish They’d Known Sooner
December 2009, Readers Digest online

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