Experts Discuss the Impact of Alzheimer’s on the Aging Population
In light of Alzheimer Awareness Month, experts from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are available to discuss the impact of Alzheimer’s on people and the health care system, and the newest potential interventions.
Experts:
Reversing the days of confusion: slowing down cell death
Dr. Rémi Quirion, CIHR-funded researcher from the Douglas Research Centre (Montréal)
Baby-boomers at risk: the impact of Alzheimer’s on the aging population
Dr. Ken Rockwood, CIHR-funded researcher from Dalhousie University (Halifax)
Short- term memory, but long-term care: relying on nursing homes and community care
Dr. Susan Elaine Slaughter, CIHR-funded researcher at the University of Alberta (Edmonton)
Alzheimer’s disease: a degenerating economic situation
Dr. Anthony Phillips, Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (Vancouver)
Memory and lifestyle “workouts” for a healthy brain: mental stimulation to keep memory loss away
Dr. Nicole Dianne Anderson, CIHR-funded researcher at Baycrest Hospital (Toronto)
Caring for the caregiver: preventing distress in Alzheimer's caregivers
Dr. Francine Ducharme, CIHR-funded researcher at the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal
Dr. Neil Andrew Drummond, CIHR-funded researcher at the University of Calgary
For an interview with a researcher, please contact:
David Coulombe,
CIHR Media Relations,
Tel: 613-941-4563
Cell: 613-808-7526
mediarelations@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
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