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Day: February 21, 2019

Upcoming educational events with the Alzheimer’s Association

Posted on February 21, 2019February 21, 2019 by eefox

In partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association – Greater Michigan chapter, Center researchers will be presenting at two upcoming events in March. Both events are free and open to the public.[…]

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Read more about our recent work in the winter newsletter

Posted on February 21, 2019February 21, 2019 by eefox

It’s been a busy fall and winter at the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center. We launched a fundraising campaign, funded four research projects with our Pilot Project program, supported the growing[…]

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Leading caregiver wellness with ‘Mindfulness-based Dementia Care’ course

Posted on February 21, 2019 by eefox

As the prevalence of dementia continues to grow, so does the prevalence of family caregivers. Family caregivers experience many unique challenges including lack of pay, the burden of providing care[…]

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A new non-pharmacological intervention study for mild cognitive impairment

Posted on February 21, 2019 by eefox

Neuromodulation is an exciting new tool that may improve thinking (i.e., memory) abilities in those with different types of dementia. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a specific type of[…]

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Recent research discoveries by Center faculty

Posted on February 21, 2019 by eefox

As a result of our ongoing research, the Center published over 20 new research findings in the last year. Faculty affiliated with the Center span from lab bench science to[…]

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Recruiting males to close the diversity gap in dementia research

Posted on February 21, 2019February 21, 2019 by eefox

Nationally, men are dramatically underrepresented in dementia research. This is also reflected locally as men comprise only 32% of the research population at the Center. Having a diverse cohort of[…]

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Center enrolls research participants at first-ever mobile site

Posted on February 21, 2019 by eefox

As a statewide Center, one of our key goals is to expand dementia education and research across Michigan. We succeeded in educating diverse areas of Michigan—traveling to speaking engagements on[…]

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Now Accepting Applications to the Isadore & Margaret Mezey Travel Award Competition

Posted on February 21, 2019 by eefox

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center’s Isadore & Margaret Mezey Junior Investigator Travel Award competition. Click on the link below to view more[…]

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