NCRAD Update Archives

What's Inside

  • NCRAD establishes a new laboratory to support Alzheimer’s disease research innovations
  • NCRAD Attends AAIC 2022
  • Study Spotlight - Alzheimer’s Gut Microbiome Project Duke University
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Volume 30

Fall 2022

What's Inside

  • NCRAD Staff - Kelly Horner
  • Study Spotlight - NIA-LOAD
  • Participation in research
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Volume 29

Fall 2021

What's Inside

  • COVID-19 and Resources Available for Older Individuals
  • P-tau217 Press Release
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Volume 28

Spring 2021

What's Inside

  • Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease
  • Holiday Season Tips for Family Members and Caregivers for Loved Ones with Alzheimer's Disease
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Volume 27

Winter 2019

What's Inside

  • NCRAD at AAIC
  • Press release for new grant
  • NCRAD has a new name
  • NCRAD is now on Twitter
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Volume 26

Fall 2018

What's Inside

  • How Pathways led to The Inheritance
  • Research Opportunities
  • Research Sources
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Volume 25

Fall 2017

What's Inside

  • Alzheimer’s Biomarker Consortium-Down Syndrome
  • IDEAS and ANGI Studies
  • New NCRAD Staff
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Volume 24

Fall 2016

What's Inside

  • NCRAD Celebrates 25 years
  • ARTFL and LEFFTDS
  • New NCRAD Coordinator
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Volume 23

Fall 2015

What's Inside

  • The 90+ Study
  • NIA Blog
  • National Alzheimer’s Project Act
  • New NCRAD Coordinator
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Volume 22

Spring 2015

What's Inside

  • Exercise and Cognition
  • APOE Testing
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Volume 21

Summer 2014

What's Inside

  • Basic Genetics
  • Genetic Sequencing
  • New AD Genes Identified
  • NCRAD Staff Update
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Volume 20

December 2013

What's Inside

  • The AD Sequencing Project
  • 10 Things to Know about Lewy Body Dementia
  • Glossary of Genetic Terms
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Volume 19

April 2013

What's Inside

  • Single Gene Implicated in FTD/ALS
  • Primer on FTD
  • 4RTNI Article
  • Guide to FTD Terminology
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Volume 18

June 2012

What's Inside

  • Changing Concepts of AD
  • FAQs about New Diagnosis Guidelines
  • The ADNI Study
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Volume 17

November 2011

What's Inside

  • NCRAD 20th Anniversary
  • Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer’s Network (DIAN)
  • NCRAD Autopsy Program
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Volume 16

January 2011

What's Inside

  • Silver Alert System
  • New Risk Factors for Late-Onset AD
  • NCRAD Staff Update
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Volume 15

April 2010

What's Inside

  • The Alzheimer’s Project
  • Ginko Evaluation of Memory in Elderly
  • What Happens to NCRAD Blood Samples
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Volume 14

August 2009

What's Inside

  • NCRAD and LOAD Attend Conference
  • Aging, AD, and Driving
  • Discussing Genetic Issues with Family
  • Telephone Cognitive Assessment
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Volume 13

December 2008

What's Inside

  • Achieving a Balance for Caregivers
  • Testing AD case-control studies with NCRAD Families
  • Recent Gene Discovery in Non-AD Syndrome
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Volume 12

May 2008

What's Inside

  • Genetic Research Advances in AD
  • Anger and what to do with it
  • Genetic Counselor Q&A
  • The REVEAL Study
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Volume 11

December 2007

What's Inside

  • Importance of Forming Response Team
  • Impact of Gender on Dementia
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Volume 10

June 2007

What's Inside

  • NCRAD Attends Madrid Conference
  • How to Unravel AD Complexity
  • Tale of Two Nurses
  • New Protocol Launced at NCRAD
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Volume 9

October 2006

What's Inside

  • Use of Blood Samples and Data At NCRAD
  • Familial AD Research at UAB
  • Brain Autopsy Q&A
  • NCRAD Staff Update
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Volume 8

March 2006

What's Inside

  • Imaging the Brain in AD
  • Other Causes of Familial Dementia
  • NIA AD Genetics Initiative
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Volume 7

September 2005

What's Inside

  • NCRAD's 15th Anniversary
  • Medications Fact Sheet
  • Dementia with Lewy Bodies
  • Dementia Diagnosis
  • AD Books We Recommend
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Volume 6

March 2005

What's Inside

  • Does Staying Active Protect against AD?
  • The Brain and AD
  • New Studies Part of NCRAD
  • Facts about AD
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Volume 5

August 2004

What's Inside

  • Gene That Influences AD Age of Onset May Have Been Identified
  • New AD Family Genetic Study
  • New NCRAD Staff
  • Importance of Autopsy
  • Importance of Genetics
  • Memantine - A New AD Treatment
  • What is a Clinical Trial?
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Volume 4

January 2004

What's Inside

  • New National Initiative to Find Alzheimer Genes
  • Alzheimer's Form Linked to Chromosome 3
  • Vanderbilt and CAP work to Find Alzheimer Genes
  • Alzheimer Disease Treatment Update
  • Banking Cells and DNA at NCRAD
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Volume 3

May 2003

What's Inside

  • A Decade of Research Using NCRAD
  • Financial Planning: Paying for Long Term Care
  • Researcher’s Corner
  • Experiences with Alzheimer’s Disease
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Volume 2

October 2002

What's Inside

  • NCRAD Funded for Additional 5 years
  • A Checklist for the Caregiver
  • Genetic Research and NCRAD
  • Legal Planning
  • Genetic and Legal Terminology
  • Meet the NCRAD Staff
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Volume 1

February 2002