July 20, 2016

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A July 18, 2016 The Washington Post article highlighted Alzheimer’s caregiver Loretta Veney’s book “Being My Mom’s Mom: A Journey From a Daughter’s Perspective.” According to the article, “Her book has sold 5,000 copies and spawned a second career; Veney now travels across the country to health fairs, churches and assisted-living facilities where she talks not only about living with a loved one’s dementia diagnosis but also about the practical aspects of elder care. “I’m kind of surprised myself,” she says of the effect her effort appears to be having.” Veney is a moderator of UsAgainstAlzheimer’s caregiver Facebook community.


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A July 20, 2016 PalmBeachPost.com article highlighted Godron Broom’s advocacy efforts after being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. According to the article, “Broom, since his diagnosis, has been a passionate advocate for the cause, and he has fought for legislation such as the HOPE for Alzheimer’s Act and the Alzheimer’s Accountability Act. He said he once went to Washington to lobby for Alzheimer’s and that he was speaking to Sen. Marco Rubio’s aide. To get the aide’s attention, he offered to show a picture of what an Alzheimer’s patient looks like in the last part of life.”

A July 19, 2016 University of Pennsylvania news release announced that “The University of Pennsylvania Medical School announced yesterday that it has established the Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center (PNGC), which will coordinate the activities of a number of National Institutes of Health initiatives in Alzheimer's disease research.”

A July 19, 2016 Alzheimer’s News Today article reported that “California-based researchers from the Buck Institute for Research on Aging created a method capable of screening substances that might be effective in age-related conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease — with the help of roundworms.”