The document summarizes information about the University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Center (KU ADC). It provides details about the center's location, contact information, research focus on brain energy metabolism, and participation in a national network of Alzheimer's disease centers. It encourages supporting the center through participating in studies, donating, or spreading awareness.
Advising prospective student-athletes sometimes requires our additional support. We know they encounter different timelines and unique procedures that are unlike most of our international students who apply to American universities. This panel of speakers will provide straightforward information to about how to best advise and support prospective student athletes through the recruitment process. We will build our comments around your questions which can be submitted during registration for this webinar.
Advising prospective student-athletes sometimes requires our additional support. We know they encounter different timelines and unique procedures that are unlike most of our international students who apply to American universities. This panel of speakers will provide straightforward information to about how to best advise and support prospective student athletes through the recruitment process. We will build our comments around your questions which can be submitted during registration for this webinar.
A Pride with Responsibility: It was a moment of pride for the Shiksha Niketanites when the Principal Mrs Vanitha Suresh was handed over the maintenance of the park opposite the School by the MP Mr. Sadananda Gowda. The hall was filled with applause with the staff cheering at the joyous moment.
In honor of National Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, here are some helpful resources to help families that are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease.
"Putting AUTISM on TOP – Kilimanjaro" is our mission to put Autism on the top of every South African's priority list, due to the global epidemic in diagnosis. The project will be lead by Sean Wisedale, who has to date successfully climbed Kilimanjaro 8 times. Follow the planning, progress, training, preparation and exciting news with constant updates, including blog posts, photos, videos and Twitter updates from Gerhard Pieterse (aka Jail4Bail). Be a part of the journey by following us online as we update live, all the way up to Uhuru peak. Contact Gerhard Pieterse for sponsorship, marketing and advertising opportunities at gerhard@autismwesterncape.org.za or make online donations to Autism (with tax deductions) at http://www.autismwesterncape.org.za/donations.htm. You can make a difference to more than 600 000 families living with Autism. Please support Autism in South Africa.
20 - 27 November 2009
Nearly 13,000 of the 55,000 Americans diagnosed with a head or neck cancer this year will die despite the fact that head and neck cancers are highly treatable and the cure rate is good when they are detected in the early stages.
June is cancer awareness month at Staff Management | SMX. To promote cancer awareness across our company, the Diversity Program Inclusion Council created this presentation to share statistics, cancer facts and testimonials from two Staff Management | SMX cancer survivors.
AJ Cucksey was named the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) Champion for the state of Tennessee. He and his family will spend the year sharing his journey with brain tumors and how East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, a CMNH affiliate, has helped him.
It’s About Children is a publication of the Marketing Department at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital.
In honor of November's National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, here are top resources to help families that are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease.
A Pride with Responsibility: It was a moment of pride for the Shiksha Niketanites when the Principal Mrs Vanitha Suresh was handed over the maintenance of the park opposite the School by the MP Mr. Sadananda Gowda. The hall was filled with applause with the staff cheering at the joyous moment.
In honor of National Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, here are some helpful resources to help families that are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease.
"Putting AUTISM on TOP – Kilimanjaro" is our mission to put Autism on the top of every South African's priority list, due to the global epidemic in diagnosis. The project will be lead by Sean Wisedale, who has to date successfully climbed Kilimanjaro 8 times. Follow the planning, progress, training, preparation and exciting news with constant updates, including blog posts, photos, videos and Twitter updates from Gerhard Pieterse (aka Jail4Bail). Be a part of the journey by following us online as we update live, all the way up to Uhuru peak. Contact Gerhard Pieterse for sponsorship, marketing and advertising opportunities at gerhard@autismwesterncape.org.za or make online donations to Autism (with tax deductions) at http://www.autismwesterncape.org.za/donations.htm. You can make a difference to more than 600 000 families living with Autism. Please support Autism in South Africa.
20 - 27 November 2009
Nearly 13,000 of the 55,000 Americans diagnosed with a head or neck cancer this year will die despite the fact that head and neck cancers are highly treatable and the cure rate is good when they are detected in the early stages.
June is cancer awareness month at Staff Management | SMX. To promote cancer awareness across our company, the Diversity Program Inclusion Council created this presentation to share statistics, cancer facts and testimonials from two Staff Management | SMX cancer survivors.
AJ Cucksey was named the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) Champion for the state of Tennessee. He and his family will spend the year sharing his journey with brain tumors and how East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, a CMNH affiliate, has helped him.
It’s About Children is a publication of the Marketing Department at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital.
In honor of November's National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, here are top resources to help families that are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease.
Amberwood Care Centre hosted a seminar, "The National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA)", on Wednesday, January 18, 2012. The seminar, presented by Dr. Malgorzata Bach from the Brain Center at Rockford Memorial Hospital. Dr. Bach discussed such topics as:
Alzheimer's as an escalating epidemic & economic crisis
NAPA and the new law to address these crisis
The Alzheimer's Association Report
Dr. Bach is a Neurologist at the new Memory Clinic at the Rockford Health System and was recently featured in the November 26th, 2011 edition of the Rockford Register Star. The article covered the National Alzheimer's Project Act and the impact of dementia on patients, caregivers and the health care system overall. Dr. Bach received her medical degree at Jagiellowski University Collegium Medicum in Krakow, Poland and completed her neurology fellowship and residency at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. She completed her internship at Resurrection Medical Center-Westlake in Melrose Park, IL. Dr. Bach started her career in the Brain and Spine Center at Rockford Health System in 2006.
1. The University of Kansas
Alzheimer’s Disease Center (KU ADC)
Clinical Research Center | Fairway Office Park
4350 Shawnee Mission Parkway
Fairway, KS 66205
Help us draw the line against
Alzheimer’s Disease
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The
KU ADC
at the KU
Clinical
Research
Center
How to contact us
913-588-0555
kuamp@kumc.edu | KUAlzheimer.org
KU Alzheimer’s Disease Center
The people of Johnson County, Kansas support space
for the KU ADC through the Johnson County
Education Research Triangle initiative.
Number of National
Institute on Aging
designated and funded
Alzheimer’s Disease Centers
in the United States
*As of February 2016
29*
Different
investigators
supported by the Alzheimer’s
Disease Center who are working
on new approaches to fighting
the disease
100+
Percentage of people
over age 65 who have
Alzheimer’s disease
11%
People over age
85 who have
Alzheimer’s disease
1in 3
Americans living with
Alzheimer’s disease
5 million+
The year we
launched the KU
ADC with an initial grant from
the National Institute on Aging
2011
2. About Us
The University of Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Center
(KU ADC) is part of a national network of 29* centers
focused on finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease.
We are the only center with a primary research
focus on the brain’s creation and use of energy, an
important marker of the disease. *As of February 2016
Did you know
• An estimated 5.2 million Americans have
Alzheimer’s disease. There is currently no
proven treatment to prevent, cure or even slow
Alzheimer’s disease.
• By 2025, this number is estimated to increase by
40 percent, affecting 7.1 million people.
• Ninety percent of what is known about
Alzheimer’s disease has been discovered in
the last 15 years. Discoveries like these are
not possible without people volunteering to
participate in research.
• Alzheimer’s disease is one of the top 10 leading
causes of death in America.
Attacking Alzheimer’s through research
The KU Alzheimer’s Disease Center is a National
Institute of Aging-designated and funded
Alzheimer’s Disease Center. Centers with this
elite designation are working to translate research
advances into improved diagnoses and care for
Alzheimer’s disease patients while trying to find
a way to cure and possibly prevent Alzheimer’s
disease. The KU ADC has recruited nationally-
renowned researchers who are now collaborating
with scientists from numerous disciplines on using
state-of-the-art brain imaging techniques to advance
cell metabolism (energy production) research.
How can you help draw the line?
Join a study
By participating in one of our clinical trials, you can
have a direct impact on the fight against Alzheimer’s
disease. We are recruiting adults both with and
without memory problems to help us. Visit our
website KUAlzheimer.org, click on “Join a study,”
and then click “Complete this form” to get started
with the initial screening. Or call 913-588-0555 for
more information.
Donate
Private financial support is critical. There are several
ways to give, including direct donations through
our website at KUalzheimer.org or through KU
Endowment with memorial donations, endowed
funds, expendable funds and planned gifts.
For more information, contact Ted Kimble at
tkimble@kuendowment.org, 3901 Rainbow Blvd.,
MS 3012, Kansas City, KS 66061.
Spread the word
We need you to help us increase awareness of the
KU ADC and our research. Let people know about
us, and help us recruit volunteers. Contact us at
KUamp@kumc.edu or at 913-588-0555 to get more
information.
2003
Namenda receives FDA approval
as Alzheimer’s disease therapy
1991
First gene mutation (APP)
discovered in Alzheimer’s disease
1984
Amyloid discovered (main
marker of Alzheimer’s disease)
1906
Alois Alzheimer reports
study of first patient
2025
Estimated number of people
with Alzheimer’s disease
is expected to increase 40
percent to affect 7.1 million
2011
NIH awarded KU ADC grant and
designated us as one of nationally
recognized Alzheimer’s Disease Center
1997
Aricept receives FDA approval
as Alzheimer’s disease therapy
1987
First clinical trial testing specific
therapy for Alzheimer’s disease
1974
National Institute of Aging
established to better understand the
nature of aging and dementia
1910
The term Alzheimer’s disease
referenced in a medical book
We are drawing the
line to end
Alzheimer’s disease
If we could delay the onset for five years
across the population, we would cut the
prevalence of Alzheimer’s by 50 percent.
Jeff Burns, M.D., co-director, KU Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Jeffrey Burns, M.D.
Russell Swerdlow, M.D., and Heather Wilkins, Ph.D.