Articles tagged as: Alzheimer's disease
April 13, 2018
Study Examines ACA Impact On Cognitive Impairment
The large-scale study that looked at Medicare recipients and cognitive impairment conditions like Alzheimer's since the ACA.
Read MoreMarch 21, 2018
Indiana Alzheimer's Cases And Costs Rise
A new look at Indiana Alzheimer's numbers shows in 2015 at least 2,513 Hoosiers died from the disease, a 14 percent increase from the previous year. The report also estimates Indiana Medicaid spending will top $980 million.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2018
Indiana-Based Early Alzheimer's Study First Of Its Kind
The longterm, multi-site study is backed by 7.6 million in funding from the NIH.
Read MoreJanuary 21, 2018
Mapping The Brain: Alzheimer's Research In Indiana
An Alzheimer's study being conducted partially in Indianapolis uses brain imaging to follow the disease progression.
Read MoreOctober 13, 2017
Early Alzheimer's Study First Of It's Kind
The IU School of Medicine received $7.6 million to lead a study that will create a network of sites to study early-onset Alzheimer's.
Read MoreAugust 21, 2017
Awareness Is Aim Of Early Alzheimer's Advisor
An Indiana woman named to an national Early-Stage Advisory Group for the Alzheimer's Association stresses the importance of research and reducing stigma.
Read MoreJune 22, 2017
ISDH Stats Site Shows Rise In Alzheimer's Deaths
In 2011, just more than 2,000 Alzheimer's deaths were recorded in Indiana. But in 2015 - the most recent year with state data - that figure had climbed by more than a quarter, to more than 2,500.
Read MoreMay 15, 2017
IU Students Use Music To Help Seniors With Dementia Connect
The students are helping these seniors create customized playlists that can help trigger memories.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2017
Alzheimer's Researchers, Patients Pick Up The Pieces After High-Profile Drug Failure
Eli Lilly's Solanezumab was a medicine that aimed to reduce symptoms in patients with mild dementia due to Alzheimer's.
Read MoreDecember 2, 2016
Lilly Plans Layoffs Following Alzheimer's Drug Failure
The news of layoffs follows last month's announcement concerning the failure of Solanezumab, which Lilly hoped would be the first drug to slow the progression of Alzheimer's Disease.
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