Without Warning is a program for people journeying with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Inspired by someone affected by younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease, Without Warning supports and empowers individuals and their families who face Alzheimer’s disease early in life. Designed to enhance vitality and quality of life, Without Warning’s specifically tailored programs offer individuals and their families opportunities for education and support. By realizing that “we are not alone,” we hope individuals and their family members will find purpose, dignity and the opportunity to live each day with meaning and grace. All meetings are at St. Peter’s Church in Elmhurst, Illinois. Learn more at www.rush.edu
www.huji.ac.il Do you know someone that was just diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or is currently living with Parkinson’s disease? This month’s Expert on the Spot features Hebrew University researcher Dr. Ehud Cohen who is an expert on neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Check out this video clip and then ask your questions on our Facebook video comments section www.facebook.com and Dr. Cohen will answer those questions on April 13th in a video response. You can also email questions to PRMedia@savion.huji.ac.il.
(Part 1 of 4) Robert Klein, JD and Leeza Gibbons, gave the welcoming remarks for the “Spotlight on Alzheimer’s Disease,” an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on December 10, 2008. Klein is Chair of the CIRM Governing Board and President of Klein Financial Corporation. Gibbons is a patient advocate member of the CIRM Governing Board and is the founder of the Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation. The CIRM-hosted event was presented in partnership with the University of California, Irvine at the UC Irvine Student Center.
Become a Fan at: facebook.com Rate “My Name is Lisa” on IMDB: imdb.com Winner ~ Best YouTube Short Film of 2007 Winner ~ 3rd Prize Project: Direct Official Selection ~ Short Film Corner ~ Cannes 2008 Official Selection ~ Chicago Intl. Children’s Film Festival Official Selection ~ Now Film Festival Official Selection ~ Portable Film Festival (Australia) Official Selection ~ California Next Gen Film Festival Official Selection ~ Crackle Shorts Contest “My Name is Lisa” is a short film about a 13 year old girl dealing with her mother’s Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimer’s is one of many serious and scary diseases still without a cure. Alzheimer’s causes gradual memory loss. 250000 children, age 8-18 are caregiving for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia. To find out more and take action, visit: www.actionalz.org Click here to Donate now to help the Alzheimer’s Association: act.alz.org Watch the Director’s Video Log here: www.youtube.com “my name is lisa” is a short film from SheltonFilms.com directed by ben shelton written by ben & josh shelton cast carlie nettles as LISA sally smythe as MOM jeff grimm as PIZZA DELIVERY GUY crew troy peebles gillian zwick thank you eric ankrim john d’aquino stephen godwin david kerwin jacques slade music by josh shelton written by ben and josh shelton directed by ben shelton http CarlieNettles.com SANTA BARBARA HIGH c 1999 & c/o 2002 UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND c/o 2003 WHITWORTH COLLEGE c/o 2006
www.abc.net.au It’s a word that evokes fear in most of us: a slow loss of our ability to think straight, to remember things, even to recognise our loved ones. And so it is no surprise that repeated surveys show that many people would prefer death to Alzheimer’s disease. But just what is Alzheimer’s disease? It’s been a hundred years since the term first emerged and, despite three solid decades of research and investigation, we still don’t know what causes it and how best to treat it. Professor Peter Whitehouse, Professor of Neurology at the Case Western Reserve University, and his wife, Catherine Whitehouse, are keynote speakers at HammondCare’s 8th Biennial International Conference on Dementia. www.dementia.unsw.edu.au casemed.case.edu
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have reversed Alzheimers-like symptoms in mouse models of the disease with injections of neural stem cells. The first author, Mathew Blurton-Jones, has a Training grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. The lead author, Frank LaFerla, has a SEED grant and an Early Translational grant from CIRM.
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