Memory Enhancement Center

Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention Study Soon to Start at the 3 Memory Centers

Joel Ross — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:38:26 +0000

The 3 Memory Centers in New Jersey will soon be making a very exciting announcement concerning a prevention of MCI and AD in subjects aged 45-65 and 68-83 who show no signs of memory loss. Why is this such important news? Every 70 seconds another patient is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. And [...]

Sandra Day O’Connor and Maria Shriver share their grief battling AD in their loved one

Joel Ross — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:43:25 +0000

Millions of American families know the loss that Alzheimer’s brings. So do we. To fight back against this cruel disease, our nation must embrace the immense, yet achievable, goal of stopping Alzheimer’s within a decade. We’re not there yet, but we are getting closer. By Ben Margot, AP Shou-Mei Li holds the hand of her [...]

Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention: What’s with all the “hype”

Joel Ross — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:05:04 +0000

The NY Times front page yesterday talked about a study starting in Columbia, South America (not South Carolina) to test a very promising drug Crenezumab which is now being tested for patients in the US with symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease associated with amyloid plaque build up in the brain. Those who have followed my blogs over the [...]

http://alzheimers.gov is now open for viewing

Joel Ross — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:12:01 +0000

Arguably the best new link for help in better understanding this dreadful disease please click on: http://alzheimers.gov/ and learn more about how you or a loved one can better fight the battle! Joel S Ross MD CPI Joel S. Ross, M.D., is a Primary Care Geriatrician and Principal Investigator at Memory Enhancement Centers of America located [...]

National Alzheimer’s Plan well underway (let’s hope)

Joel Ross — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:09:16 +0000

I have testified at the Hubert H Humprhey Building which house the Dept of Health and Humans Services in DC recently. I explained to the Surgeon General/President of the Alzheimer’s Assocation/President of The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America/Medicare physician administrators who Alzheimer’s Disease is so poorly understood and so poorly fragmented in terms of optimal delivery [...]