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Sign up for a chance to be Joey McIntyre's date to A Night at Sardi's
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"Still Alice" author explores what it’s like to live with Alzheimer’s disease
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Confronted by her grandmother’s illness, writer and neuroscientist Lisa Genova started her exploration of Alzheimer’s with one question: What does it feel like to have the disease? Her resulting novel, "Still Alice," was adapted into a film that has been nominated for an Academy Award.
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Alzheimer’s caregiver makes the decision to participate in clinical trials
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Alzheimer’s Association TrialMatch® is a free matching service that connects individuals with Alzheimer’s and other dementias, caregivers, and healthy volunteers and physicians with current clinical studies. TrialMatch user Wanda Moore cares for her husband, mother and brother, all of whom have forms of dementia, and she says participating in a clinical trial has made her a better caregiver.
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Your donations and support make a difference.
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The Alzheimer's Association is the world's leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care, support and research. Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.
Alzheimer's Association National Office 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601
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