Alzheimer's News
February, 2011
Stanford Neurologist is One of GQ's 2010 'Rock Stars of Science'
SINTN: For just one day, Stanford neurologist Frank Longo, MD, PhD, got to hang up his white coat and step into the shoes of a rock star. He is featured in the December issue of GQ magazine alongside musician/singer and reality-television star Bret Michaels. Read more
December 15, 2010
Would You Want to Know If You're at Risk for Alzheimer's?
Big Think: Genetic testing is advancing rapidly, and we can now find out our risk factor for developing Alzheimer's. But without a cure or treatment available, what's the point? Read more
December 3, 2010
Michael Weiner, MD, named "Rock Star of Science"
Scientific Data Sharing Project: Michael Weiner, MD, Director of the Center for Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIND) at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, is among a prestigious group of 17 scientists named 2010 Rock Stars of Science by the Geoffrey Beene Foundation. Read more
November 29, 2010
Renowned Alzheimer's Researchers Featured in GQ's "Rock Stars of Science"
Medscape Medical News: Eminent Alzheimer's disease researchers Frank Longo, Michael Weiner, and Eric Reiman are among those featured in the December issue of GQ Magazine's "Rock Stars of Science" pictorial, sharing the spotlight with celebrity rock stars Bret Michaels, Debbie Harry, and Jay Sean. Read more
November 17, 2010
Stanford Neurologist Rocks Out for Science
Scope Blog: It's not every day that a Stanford physician gets to spend several hours on set with a rock star. Read more
November 16, 2010
Why It's Time to Rock Alzheimer's
Huffington Post: Tomorrow, a glitzy 6 page public service campaign goes public in GQ magazine, featuring a band of 19 leading biomedical research scientists paired up with 8 famous rock stars. Read more
September 25, 2009
Prevention and cure of Alzheimer's disease important to Americans
News-Medical.Net: A new voter survey sponsored by the ACT-AD Coalition (Accelerate Cure/Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease) finds that three-quarters of Americans nationwide and across party lines say it is personally important to them to find a cure or to prevent Alzheimer's disease, while a similar proportion of the national electorate say they look to Congress to make it "a national priority" to speed up the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) review process in specific ways for therapies that slow, halt or reverse the disease. Read more
May 29, 2009
Dude looks like a ... scientist?
Boston.com: Noted Alzheimer's disease researcher Rudolph Tanzi, known for unraveling genetic clues to the devastating disorder in his lab at Massachusetts General Hospital, shows his hipper, rock-and-roll side in a magazine spread promoting science. Read more
May 11, 2009
The Alzheimer's Project
Geoffrey Beene Gives Back® Alzheimer's Initiative is a marquee sponcsor of HBO's "The Alzheimer's Project." Read more
April 28, 2009
Geoffrey Beene Gives Back® Alzheimer's Initiative Co-Sponsors Pioneering New HBO Alzheimer's Project
GeoffreyBeene.com: Designer menswear brand's unique retail-driven philanthropy backs HBO's efforts to reveal the hidden truth and reason for hope behind America's next health crisis. Read more
April 17, 2009
20-year Study Determines How Personal Genomics Affects Behavior
Esther Landhuis: With initiative and a few bucks, consumers nowadays can send tubes of saliva to a company that will analyze their DNA and offer personalized risk assessments for a host of common conditions including diabetes, heart attack, and Alzheimer disease (AD). Read more
January, 2009
French lessons: Leadership in Alzheimer's disease
The Alzheimer's Association: Published by Meryl Comer, President of the Geoffrey Beene Gives Back® Alzheimer's Initiative. Read more
October 1, 2008
Early Alzheimer's disease diagnostics: Wait! Wait! Don't tell me!
Published by Meryl Comer, President of the Geoffrey Beene Gives Back® Alzheimer's Initiative. Read more
July 8, 2008
The "tipping point" in the Alzheimer's dialogue: It's all about the messenger
Published by Meryl Comer, President of the Geoffrey Beene Gives Back® Alzheimer's Initiative. Read more
July 1, 2008
National Leaders to Discuss Challenges in Diagnosing Early-Stage Alzheimer Disease
GeoffreyBeene.com: The Alzheimer's Research Forum has assembled a Virtual Town Hall on Wednesday, July 9, 2:00-3:30 p.m. (U.S. East Coast Time) with a panel of thought leaders to address the challenges and solutions to early-diagnosis of AD. Read more
December 6, 2007
Alzheimer's Researcher and Geoffrey Beene Foundation Exec Honored with the 2007 Senator Proxmire Award
GeoffreyBeene.com: Meryl Comer, President of the Geoffrey Beene Gives Back® Alzheimer's Initiative will be honored at the 2007 Senator William Proxmire Awards on Thursday, December 6 in the LBJ Room of the United States Capitol. Read more
November 29, 2007
Members of Bipartisan Alzheimer's Study Group Announced
GeoffreyBeene.com: Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey, co-chairs of the Alzheimer's Study Group (ASG), announced the full membership of the task force they have assembled to develop and advance strategies to overcome Alzheimer's. Read more
February 22, 2006
From the bedside: "A terrified witness to the future."
Published by Meryl Comer, President of the Geoffrey Beene Gives Back® Alzheimer's Initiative.Read more
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