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Advances
Advances was a quarterly newsletter produced and printed at our Alzheimer’s
Association national office and distributed through our chapter network.
Past issues of Advances published from winter 1999 through fall 2003
are available in PDF format.
Advances editions in PDF format:
Fall 2003. Topics inside
include
Understanding and Helping our Children
Growing up with Alzheimer's
Preserving Precious Memories
Poems
Summer 2003. Topics inside include
"Vaccine Trial" Autopsy
Have Racial and Ethic Differences had an Impact in Your Care?
What is Mild Cognitive Impairment?
Summer Safety Tips
Association Advocates $1 Billion Research Goal
Spring 2003. Topics inside include
Planning for the future
CATIE study
What is Mild Cognitive Impairment?
Managing Coexisting Medical Conditions
Art therapy
Winter 2003. Topics inside include
Early-onset Alzheimer's
Chronic wasting disease
What do you do when family members second guess your decisions?
Alzheimer's Disease—Then and Now
Can brain scans (such as MRI, CT, fMRI, PET or SPECT) be used to diagnose
Alzheimer's?"
Fall 2002. Topics inside include:
2002 Research Conference
Partnering with your doctor
Elder abuse and dementia
Does aluminum play a role in Alzheimer's disease?
Music therapy
Summer 2002. Topics
inside include:
End of vaccine trial
Science and supplements
When should a person with Alzheimer's relinquish the car keys?
Keeping the faith
Is some degree of memory loss natural as we age?
Spring 2002. Topics inside include:
Dementia gains new prominence in the arts
Research: Diversity in Alzheimer's
When is it time to put your loved one in a nursing home?
Medicare changes favor people with Alzheimer's
Are seizures common in Alzheimer's disease? Why do they occur?
Winter 2002. Topics inside include:
Vascular dementia
What do you do when a loved one begins wandering?
Caregiving: Early-onset Alzheimer's disease
Is it true that silver fillings may cause Alzheimer's disease?
Fall 2001. Topics inside include:
Education Conference celebrates 10th anniversary
Beta-Amyloid: Investigating a prime suspect in Alzheimer's disease
Balancing work with caregiving
Communication gap separates caregivers and physicians
Summer 2001. Topics inside include:
Early-onset Alzheimer's disease: Fighting back, speaking out
Frontotemporal dementia
Genetics of early-onset Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's challenges couples' closest ties
Spring 2001. Topics inside include:
Surgery and Alzheimer's disease
Dementia and Lewy bodies
Gene therapy
Moving a loved one to a care facility
Winter 2001. Topics inside include:
Prepping for the holidays
Behavior changes challenging for caregivers
Alzheimer's Association funding fuels advances in research
Seeking a diagnosis
Fall 2000. Topics inside include:
Memory gardens
Validation method of behavioral management
Estrogen and Alzheimer's
End-of-life care
Summer 2000. Topics inside include:
Alzheimer's Disease Centers
World Alzheimer Congress 2000
Clinical trials: World War II to the World Wide Web
Ohio advocates win respite funding increase
Summer fun
Spring 2000. Topics inside include:
Alzheimer's disease: the 10 warning signs
Caregiver doubles as Alzheimer's advocate
Research progress
Association launches new Web site
St. Louis Chapter helps caregivers cope
Winter 2000. Topics inside include:
Health care and aging baby boomers
Diversity in caregiving
Science advances towards a promising future
Alternative Treatments: Buy? or Beware?
Coping with coexisting conditions
Fall 1999. Topics inside include:
A vaccine for Alzheimer's
Getting the answers you need
New drugs approved by FDA
Caring across the miles
Congressional task force launched
Summer 1999. Topics inside include:
Innovative studies target prevention
Late-stage care
Dispelling the myths of Alzheimer's disease
An alternative approach to care
Caregiving issues
Spring 1999. Topics inside include:
Benefit of consumer-target advertising debated
Disclosing the diagnosis
Alzheimer's and Down Syndrome
The Nun Study
On-line caregiver assistance and support
Winter 1999. Topics inside include:
Alzheimer's disease costs businesses billions
Coping with loss
Research Q&A
Paying for Alzheimer care
Caregiving issues
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Research & Practice
Research & Practice provides timely overviews of the current
status of prominent areas of Alzheimer research, in a brief, easy-to-read
format. Each issue focuses on a topic of interest to health care professionals.
Listed below are selected issues.
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