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2013 | 2011-2012

• REUTERS

  Could family longevity protect against dementia?
  By Andrew M. Seaman
  May 6, 2013
  "It's not necessarily that these individuals never become cognitively impaired, but what it seems like is that there is a delayed onset of cognitive impairment," said Stephanie Cosentino, of the Columbia University Medical Center in New York. [read more]

• BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK

  Alzheimer's: The Costliest Killer
  By Peter Coy
  April 25, 2013
  "In 2006 former television journalist Meryl Comer described in the Alzheimer's & Dementia journal what it's like to care for a husband with early-onset Alzheimer's disease …" [read more]

• CBS NEWS

  Alzheimer's gene ABCA7 linked to increased disease risk in African-Americans
  By Ryan Jaslow
  April 10, 2013
  "A new study has revealed that a gene that was once thought to be weakly associated with Alzheimer's disease risk in white people may almost double the risk of developing the debilitating neurological disease when it's present in African-Americans…" [read more]
  
  Also covered by:
  NBC NEWS: Study Finds Gene that May Raise Alzheimer's Risk in Blacks
  USA TODAY: Gene Linked to Higher Alzheimer's Risk in Blacks
  NEW YORK TIMES: In Blacks, Alzheimer's Study Finds Same Variant Genes as in Whites
  BLOOMBERG NEWS: Gene Doubles Risk of Late-Onset Alzheimer's in Blacks
  REUTERS: Study Finds Gene that may Raise Alzheimer's Risk in Blacks
  WNYC RADIO: Study Finds Black and White Alzheimer's Patients Share Genes Variants
  HEALTHDAY NEWS: Gene May Double Risk of Alzheimer's in Blacks
  MEDPAGE TODAY: Gene Mutation in Blacks May Raise Alzheimer's Risk
  ALZHEIMER RESEARCH FORUM: AD GWAS in African Americans Confirms, Reshuffles AlzGene List

• PBS NEWSHOUR

  Assessing Your Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
  By Michelle Andrews and Kaiser Health News
  April 4, 2013
  "Alzheimer's disease can't be prevented or cured, and it ranks second only to cancer among diseases that people fear…" [read more]

• HEALTH NEWS DIGEST

  Depression in Alzheimer's Patients Associated with Declining Ability to Handle Daily Activities
  March 19, 2013
  "More symptoms of depression and lower cognitive status are independently associated with a more rapid decline in the ability to handle tasks of everyday living…" [read more]
  
  Also covered by:
  DAILY RX: Depression Put Alzheimer's on Fast Track

• MEDPAGE TODAY

  Brain Lesions May Play Role in Alzheimer's
  Michael Smith
  January 23, 2013
  "In a cohort of participants in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, the two factors were independent predictors of Alzheimer's disease, according to Adam Brickman, PhD, of Columbia University…" [read more]
  
  Also covered by:
  HEALTH CANAL.COM: It's Not Just Amyloid: White Matter Hyperintensities and Alzheimer's Disease

• DISCOVER

  Four Steps Against Alzheimer's
  By Linda Marsa
  January 23, 2013
  "Alzheimer’s disease has repeatedly defeated predictions that effective treatments were right around the corner. … But several 2012 advances improve the prospects for intervening …" [read more]

• CARING FOR THE AGES

  Discontinuing Risperidone?
  By Mary Ann Moon
  January 22, 2013
  "Among patients with Alzheimer's disease who develop psychosis or agitation-aggression that responds to risperidone, discontinuing the drug as advised after 3-6 months is associated with a doubling of the rate of relapse…" [read more]