Singer, songwriter and actor David Cassidy has recorded a Public Service Announcement (PSA) for the Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation in which he speaks about his family's struggle with dementia and new studies from the ARPF which give hope. Watch David in this 30 second PSA.
Singer, songwriter and actor David Cassidy competed against 15 other celebrities in The Celebrity Apprentice for the Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation in the 2011 season on NBC. On his choice of charity, David said, "I want very much to bring the awareness to (the) Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation." Even though David is now out of the competition, we are honored that he chose ARPF as his charity of choice. Stay tuned for more news as David works to bring attention to Alzheimer's Disease and raise awareness.
Consumer Reports on Health: Age-proofing your brain The ARPF was referenced in this article by Consumer Reports. You can find a reference to our recent study with the University of Pennsylvania under "Quiet your Mind" on the 3rd page of the article.
Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D., President and Medical Director of the Tucson-based Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation discusses the first-ever study to investigate the effect of meditation on cognitive function in people who already have some age-related memory loss.
Can Meditation Reverse Memory Loss? Study Shows Improvement on Memory Tests After Practicing Meditation for 8 Weeks
By Kathleen Doheny WebMD Health News
Mar 3, 2010 -- Meditation can increase blood flow in the brain and improve memory, according to researchers who tested a specific kind of meditation and found the improvement after just eight weeks.
The 15 participants, ages 52 to 77, all had memory problems at the start, says Dharma Singh Khalsa, MD, one of the researchers and the medical director of the Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation in Tucson, Ariz.
Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation Statement on the NIH State-of-the-Science Conference on the Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease and Cognitive Decline
Recently, the National Institutes of Health convened a state-of-the-science conference on preventing Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline. An independent panel of experts was appointed to conduct a thorough review of published literature and to hear oral presentations by experts over the course of the conference. At the end of the conference, this panel issued a statement concluding that currently there is insufficient evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of interventions to prevent Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline. To view the panel's statement in its entirety please visit http://consensus.nih.gov/2010/alzstatement.htm
In recognition of International Brain Awareness Week, March 16th through March 22nd, the Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation would like to share that they have been working toward the prevention of Alzheimer's disease since 1993 using an integrative medical approach using diet, supplements, stress management, exercise, various types of mind/body exercise as well as medication to show that it takes a total program, not just a one drug approach to boost brain power now and to prevent memory loss in Alzheimer's disease later.
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