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Alzheimer's Disease
With Former President Reagan's announcement that he has Alzheimer's disease, there's bound to be more focus on this tragic and frustrating disease affecting more than 20 million people worldwide. In this hour,we'll look at the latest treatments and tests for Alzheimer's and discuss what we know about the causes of the disease.
Guests:
Dr. Leonard Scinto
Co-Director, Laboratory of Eye Movement and
Higher Cortical Functions
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Dr. Peter Davies
Judith and Burton Resnick Professor of Alzheimer's
Disease Research
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY
Dr. Tom Bird
Professor of Neurology
University of Washington Medical Center
Chief of Neurology Service
Seattle VA Medical Center
Seattle, WA
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