Web-Based Data Quality Assurance Reports At The National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC)
White Papers Twenty-nine Alzheimers Disease Centers (ADCs), funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), submit data collected on standardized forms from subjects enrolled in the Centers' individual research studies.
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Intel Works For Alzheimer's Relief
News Continuing its push into health care, Intel on Thursday said it is teaming up with the Alzheimer's Association to spur development of technologies to help people with the disease. It is our hope that, through this effort, we will improve the...
[July 25, 2003, 12:06]
ACCA Cuts Two Days Off Monthly Reporting Cycle
White Papers Alzheimer's Community Care Association (ACCA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide active leadership in the community for promoting and/or providing services and resources for patients of Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers.
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Human Stem Cell Research: Opportunities For Health And Ethical Perspectives
White Papers However, their greatest impact may be as a source of cells that could be induced to differentiate into specialized cells or tissue for therapy in a wide variety of diseases and conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, diabetes...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Create A Retirement Care Plan
White Papers Although planning for illness or death can make some people uncomfortable, one can guide the clients through the creation process of a retirement care plan that will allow them to perform these important retirement tasks: generate enough wealth to...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog As they say, "Our goal is to apply this new technology to push Folding@Home into a new level of capabilities, applying our simulations to further study of protein folding and related diseases, including Alzheimer’s Disease, Huntington's Disease...
[August 25, 2006, 19:20]
Biotechnology's Impact On Diseases Of The Elderly: A White Paper
White Papers Coronary heart disease, stroke, cancer, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, chronic renal failure, diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis are among the most destructive. As people age they walk a minefield of life-threatening and debilitating diseases.
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Distributed Computing Gets Top Marks
News The group hopes to learn more about how certain proteins become folded, a key problem in understanding illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease, Pande said. Scientists at Stanford University have demonstrated tangible proof that scientific experiments...
[October 23, 2002, 13:58]
Devices Keep Finger On Wearer's Pulse, Location
News Although the devices may evoke images of George Orwell's Big Brother, the company says the products could be used to keep track of pets, small children or adults with health concerns such as Alzheimer's disease.
[December 5, 2001, 6:30]
Intel Applies Chip Tech To Disease Detection
News Intel, for instance, is working on a program to develop computer systems that will help monitor the behaviour of Alzheimer's patients. The goal is to determine if this technology, previously used to detect microscopic imperfections on silicon chips...
[October 23, 2003, 10:30]
Apple Notches Up 50 Million ITunes Sales
Talkback Primitive tribal societies that have no bread exhibit a low incidence of Cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, and Osteoporosis. In other news.we'll likely here from ZDNet UK) The Dangers of Bread Consumption.
[March 15, 2004, 18:23]
