Dementia’s Growing Cost to Caregivers
April 29, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
A recent RAND study offers some of the most comprehensive and credible estimates to date of the monetary costs of dementia in the United States.
Dementia/Alzheimer's Disease
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Sniff Test Fails to Predict Alzheimer's Disease Risk
June 18, 2012 | Story
Do we really know the best way to test for Alzheimer's disease? A grantee's new research shows that there's more work to be done.
Addressing the Ethical, Policy, and Social Challenges of Preclinical Alzheimer Disease
October 11, 2011 | Journal Article
Clinicians now can diagnose Alzheimer's disease before the onset of debilitating cognitive impairment
Alzheimer’s Smell Test Not Ready for Prime Time
May 2, 2012 | News Release
Current research does not support the use of smell tests for predicting Alzheimer’s dementia, according to a comprehensive review by RWJF Clinical Scholars.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Alzheimer's Disease
March 12, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
A fundamental task of medicine is stratifying people into clinically meaningful categories. The term “stratifying” describes how physicians divide the sick from the well and then divide the sick into different stages of disease. In other words, the ...
Preservation of the Capacity to Appoint a Proxy Decision Maker
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Alzheimers researchers face the ethical question of how to obtain consent from patients whose decision-making is impaired. This study compared the ability of Alzheimers patients to provide their own consent to their capacity to appoint a research proxy.
Pre-Clinical Alzheimer's Tests Pose Clinical and Ethical Challenges
October 13, 2011 | Story
An RWJF scholar offers advice on how to make the best use of the latest generation of diagnostic tools for people at risk for dementia caused by Alzheimer's Disease.
From Dependency to Interdependency: Coach Pat Summitt's Challenge to America
August 29, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
The United States is experiencing a longevity revolution. First, Americans are living longer. At the start of the 20th century, 4 percent of the U.S. population was over 65. Now, the proportion is 13 percent and by 2050, it will be 20 percent. Secon ...
Judy Berry Creates Facility that Provides New Model of Care for Dementia Patients
August 23, 2010 | Story
2010 Community Health Leader winner channels frustration into inspiration.
HRT May Protect Against Alzheimer’s for High-Risk Women
February 13, 2013 | Story
A pioneering study reveals new evidence that estrogen may slow aging.