Items Tagged ‘The National Alzheimer’s Plan’
May 18, 2012
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
May 18, 2012 Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media relations oestreich.karl@mayo.edu […]
Tags: ABC News, alzheimer's disease, Chicago Sun-Times, Dr. Farris Timimi, Dr. James Kirkland, Dr. Lyle Joyce, Dr. Ronald Peterson, Dr. Sharonne Hayes, Dr. Thomas Boyce, Dr. Timothy Young, KAAL, KARE11
May 17, 2012
Mayo Alzheimer’s Expert Lauds New Federal Initiative
More than 5 million Americans are thought to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, and now the federal government has set a new deadline to tackle the brain-wasting affliction. The National Alzheimer’s Plan set a goal of finding new treatments, prevention and new training for doctors by 2025. Dr. Ronald Peterson is director of the Mayo Clinic […]
Tags: alzheimer's disease, Dr. Ronald Peterson, Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, MPR News, The National Alzheimer's Plan