Links/News

CFIT was recently featured in an article on the Alzheimer's Research Forum website (http://www.alzforum.org/new/detail.asp?id=2074 ) in
conjunction with their interview of Dr. Ken Kosik
( http://www.alzforum.org/res/for/interview/kosik.asp ).

To coincide with Brain Awareness Week 2009 (March 16-22), Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory pre-launched their Genes to Cognition (G2C) Online Internet site (www.g2conline.org).  On their site you can find an interview with Dr. Kosik at Cold Spring Harbor from July 2008, which is featured alongside conversations with Nobel Laureates Eric Kandel and James Watson.  From this interview with Dr. Kosik we have chosen a selection of clips pertaining to topics about Alzheimer's Disease:

·        Alzheimer ’s disease ( http://www.g2conline.org/2025 )

·        Testing for Alzheimer’s ( http://www.g2conline.org/2026 )

·         Early Onset Alzheimer’s ( http://www.g2conline.org/2027 )

·         Senile plaques & Alzheimer’s ( http://www.g2conline.org/2028 )

·         Neurofibrillary tangles & Alzheimer’s ( http://www.g2conline.org/2029 )

·         Tau protein & Alzheimer’s ( http://www.g2conline.org/2030 )

·         Alzheimer’s & selective neuropathology ( http://www.g2conline.org/2031 )

·         Neuropathology of Alzheimer’s ( http://www.g2conline.org/2032 )

·         Amyloid precursor protein & Alzheimer’s ( http://www.g2conline.org/2033 )

·         Mild cognitive impairment ( http://www.g2conline.org/2034 )

·         Acetylcholine & Alzheimer’s ( http://www.g2conline.org/2035 )

·         Lifestyle factors & Alzheimer’s prevention ( http://www.g2conline.org/2036 )

·         Synapse changes during learning ( http://www.g2conline.org/2037 )

·         Role of RNA in learning & memory ( http://www.g2conline.org/2038 )

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