Progress Report on Alzheimer's Disease 1999.Progress Report on Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's disease (ăls`hī'mərz, ôls–), degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. 1999 (National Institute on Aging The National Institute on Aging is a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, located in Bethesda, Maryland. Formed in 1974, NIA's mission is to improve the health and well-being of older Americans through research. It is the primary U.S. ). This report includes new findings in the areas of etiology etiology /eti·ol·o·gy/ (e?te-ol´ah-je) 1. the science dealing with causes of disease. 2. the cause of a disease. , early diagnosis, developing drug treatments, support for caregivers, and building an Alzheimer's disease research infrastructure. It concludes with a list of more than 90 research references. |
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