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Alzheimer's disease research

Alzheimer's disease research

In this section, you will find information regarding the latest research on Alzheimer's and related diseases.

As well, Dr. Jack Diamond's, A Report on Alzheimer's Disease and Current Research, is found here. Dr. Diamond is the Scientific Director of the Alzheimer Society of Canada. The purpose of his report is to provide people outside of the scientific community with easy to understand information on Alzheimer's disease.

The Alzheimer Society of Canada also publishes the report Enhancing Quality of Life for People Living with Dementia. This report provides an overview of the social-psychological dementia research being done and identifies some of the impacts research is having on the lives of people with dementia, their families and caregivers.

You can also read about some promising and interesting research projects on the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) website.