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.
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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 ...
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 ...
Investigator Advances "Desktop" Theory of Medicine
March 10, 2011 | Story
Computers, biomarkers, risk assessments and other new tools are redefining how we measure disease and the ways medical professionals diagnose and treat patients.