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1996 News Releases


NIA Welcomes New Program Head

December 27, 1996 -- Marcelle Morrison-Bogorad, Ph.D., is the newly appointed associate director of the National Institute on Aging's (NIA) Neuroscience and Neuropsychology of Aging (NNA) Program.

  
 
Low Rates of Alzheimer's Disease Found in Cherokee Indians

October 14, 1996 -- The degree to which Cherokee Indians are of pure ancestry or mixed ancestry may play a role in delaying the development of Alzheimer's disease after age 65.

  
 
Scientists Develop Mouse Model for Alzheimer's Disease

October 3, 1996 -- A new mouse model that will further understanding of Alzheimer's disease and ultimately allow for testing of drug therapies has been developed by scientists at the University of Minnesota.

  
 
Landmark Study Links Cognitive Ability of Youth With Alzheimer's Disease Risk Later in Life

February 20, 1996 -- Women who scored poorly on measures of cognitive ability as young adults were found to be at higher risk for Alzheimer's disease and poor cognitive function in late life, according to a new report by researchers at the University of Kentucky.

  
 
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