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Education will help address memory care supplement issues: GAO
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 15, 2017
Do you know of any senior living residents taking supplements believing that they will prevent memory-related diseases? If so, a new report from the Government Accountability Office suggests that they...
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By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 07, 2016
The federal government would receive $1.26 billion for Alzheimer’s research under a Labor, Health and Human Services Subcommittee funding bill put forth this week for fiscal year 2017.
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By
John O'Connor
May 29, 2018
Expanded efforts to understand and treat Alzheimer’s disease will be essential to unlocking its cure, according to experts at a national summit.
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Lois A. Bowers
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