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NIA News Release Archives: Alzheimer's Disease Research Updates

Below you will find archived news releases about research findings on Alzheimer's disease and related topics from the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Releases are sorted by year, with the most recent appearing first.

For news released this year, please visit Current News Releases. For more information from the NIA, please visit NIA Press Releases.

2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

2003

• First Study of Alzheimer's Caregivers and End-of-Life Cites Both Remarkable Resilience, Need for Support -- November 13, 2003



• Scientists Pinpoint Gene Influencing Age-at-Onset of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's -- October 21, 2003



• New Prevalance Study Suggests Dramatically Rising Numbers of People with Alzheimer's Disease -- August 18, 2003



• NIA and Alzheimer's Association Join Forces Promoting Major AD Genetics Initiative -- July 22, 2003



• Effects of Alzheimer's Disease May Be Influenced by Education -- June 23, 2003



• Certain NSAIDs Fail to Slow the Progression of Alzheimer's Disease -- June 3, 2003



• Rates of Dementia Increase Among Older Women on Combination Hormone Therapy -- May 27, 2003



• Lithium Shows Promise Against Alzheimer's in Mouse Model -- May 21, 2003



• New Study in Rats Matches Genetic Influences and Cognitive Impairment, Offers More Complex Model of Brain Aging -- May 7, 2003



• New Studies in Mice Suggest Ways to Clear Damaging Alzheimer's Amyloid Plaques -- March 25, 2003



• VITAL, Other AD Trials Seek Participants -- March 2003



• Findings Reported in February Archives of Neurology Provide New Insights on Alzheimer's Disease -- February 17, 2003



• New AD Statin Study, Updated TAP/DAP Trial Now Recruiting -- February 2003

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2002

• Training Improves Cognitive Abilities of Older Adults -- November 12, 2002
  
  
• Free Testosterone Predicts Memory, Cognition in Older Men --
  November 4, 2002
  

• Diet Rich in Foods with Vitamin E May Reduce Alzheimer's Disease Risk -- June 25, 2002
  
  
• Testimony by Richard J. Hodes, MD, Director, National Institute on Aging before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services, Education Hearing on Alzheimer's Disease -- April 30, 2002
  
  
• Folic Acid Possibly a Key Factor in Alzheimer's Disease Prevention -- March 1, 2002
  
  
• High Homocysteine Levels May Double Risk of Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, New Report Suggests -- February 14, 2002
  
  
• "Use It Or Lose It?" Study Suggests Mentally Stimulating Activities May Reduce Alzheimer's Risk -- February 13, 2002
  
  
• Folic Acid Deficiency May Increase Susceptibility to Parkinson's Disease -- January 14, 2002

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2001

• Cognitive Impairment High Among Older People, Study Suggests -- November 12, 2001
  
  
• Moderate Exercise Program Benefits Health of Older Women Caregivers -- November 1, 2001
  
  
• Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Trials Expanded, Expedited -- September 20, 2001
  
  
• Scientists Zero In on Enzyme at Work in Alzheimer's Disease --
  February 26, 2001
  
  
• Alzheimer's Disease Anti-Inflammatory Prevention Trial (ADAPT) Launched -- January 30, 2001

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2000

• Scientists Suspect New Genetic Risk Factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's Disease -- December 21, 2000
  
  
• New Study Links Head Injury, Severity of Injury, with Alzheimer's Disease -- October 23, 2000
  
  
• Nasal Alzheimer's Vaccine Successfully Tested in Mice -- September 28, 2000
  
  
• Odor Identification Test May Help Predict Alzheimer's Disease --
  August 28, 2000
  
  
• Study Suggests ERT Stimulates Blood Flow To Key Memory Centers In The Brain -- June 27, 2000
  
  
• Enzyme May Protect Against Brain Disorders -- June, 2000
  
  
• MRI May Prove Powerful Tool In Predicting Development of Alzheimer's Disease -- March 29, 2000
  
  
• Estrogen Replacement Therapy Not Effective For Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease in Some Women -- February 23, 2000
  
  
• Low-Dose Prednisone Found Ineffective Against Alzheimer's Disease; Researchers Continue to Look at NSAIDs, Other Drugs -- February 8, 2000
  
  
• NIA To Study COX-2 Inhibitor, Other NSAID as New Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease -- February 8, 2000

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1999

• "Untangling" Tau: New Mouse Model Shows Key Feature of Alzheimer's Disease -- November 23, 1999
  
  
• Blueberries: New Thrills for Those Over the Hill -- September 15, 1999
  
  
• Gene that Causes Familial British Dementia May Yield Clues to Alzheimer's Disease -- June 23, 1999
  
  
• Study Shows Loss of Key Enzymes Occurs Later Than Previously Thought -- April 21, 1999
  
  
• Study Furthers Understanding of Critical Alzheimer's Disease Gene --
  April 7, 1999
  
  
• NIA Launches National Study to Treat Mild Cognitive Impairment --
  March 15, 1999

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1998

• Scientists Discover New Gene Associated with Alzhemier's --
  February 27, 1998
  
  
• 26 National Alzheimer's Disease Centers Collaborate on Study of the Utility of GeneticTesting for Alzheimer's -- February 18, 1998

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1997

• Estrogen Replacement May Help Slow Decline in Memory in Post-Menopausal Women -- December 22, 1997
  
  
• New Research Suggests Method for Pre-Symptomatic Diagnosis of Dementias -- August 1,1997
  
  
• 16-Year Study Is Further Evidence That Estrogen Replacement May Be Protective AgainstAlzheimer's Disease -- June 18, 1997
  
  
• New Drug Therapies Delay Effects of Alzheimer's Disease -- April 23, 1997
  
  
• New Findings on Alzheimer's Disease Offer Clues on Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatments -- March 11, 1997
  
  
• Anti-Inflammatory Drugs May Help Reduce Risk of Alzheimer's Disease -- March 10, 1997

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1996

• NIA Welcomes New Program Head -- December 27, 1996
  
  
• Low Rates of Alzheimer's Disease Found in Cherokee Indians --
  October 14, 1996
  
  
• Scientists Develop Mouse Model for Alzheimer's Disease -- October 3, 1996
  
  
• Landmark Study Links Cognitive Ability of Youth With Alzheimer's Disease Risk Later in Life -- February 20, 1996

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1995

• New Beneficial Role for Amyloid Precursor Protein Proposed --
  December 11, 1995
  
  
• Innovative Programs To Be Tested for Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers -- November 30, 1995
  
  
• New Genetic Link for Alzheimer's Disease Found -- July 31, 1995
  
  
• Will Latest Genetic Discovery Solve the Alzheimer's Disease Riddle? -- August 17, 1995