Benefit fête in Wellfleet to fight Alzheimer's
The Wellfleet Alzheimer's Association will hold its 11th annual reception and charity auction from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12 at Sweet Seasons at the Inn at Duck Creeke in Wellfleet. There will be wine, elegant nibbles and entertainment by the band …
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Medicare won't need to be "saved" as chronic diseases become preventable
The number of new patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease is increasing, but Alzheimer's-related mortality is decreasing. Together, these trends account for the predicted increase in the number of people living with Alzheimer's from 5 million today …
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Parents can now screen their embryos for Alzheimer's so they can have babies …
But neuroscientist Professor John Hardy, of University College London, an expert in the genetic causes of Alzheimer's, said: 'I'm so happy the HFEA has done this. It means families will be free of this scourge for all future generations and will really …
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