Chris Mooney, contributor Thanks to his participation in the 2010 rock stars of science photo shoot that just appeared in the December 2010 “Men of the Year” issue of GQ, geneticist Emil Kakkis now has a pretty freakin’ cool guitar. In a spread that pairs up 19 biomedical scientists – including Nobel laureates Elizabeth Blackburn […]
Welcome Back Awards Recognize Outstanding Contributions in the Fight Against Depression
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Five individuals will be recognized for outstanding achievements in the fight against depression at the 13th annual Welcome Back Awards ceremony on February 29 in Washington, D.C. Since 1998, the Welcome Back Awards have helped to promote awareness that depression — an all too often misunderstood illness — is real, […]
Lilly Introduces Global ‘Innovation Starts Here’ Initiative to Foster Innovation and Quality Science
BRUSSELS, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) today announced the launch of its global Innovation Starts Here initiative which supports Lilly’s commitment to speeding the delivery of innovative new medicines to patients around the world. Two key components of this initiative include the Lilly Research Awards Program and the Lilly Innovation […]
Rock Stars of Science: Making Science Cool?
There’s been a lot of discussion recently about explaining science to the public, capped by GQ photo shoot featuring scientists and rock stars as part of the Rock Stars of Science campaign. I was happy to see our own Catriona Jamieson of UCSD featured with British singer-songwriter and rapper Jay Sean. According to a story […]
NAPA Draft Plan Released
The NAPA Advisory Council has released the draft National Plan today (bill summary available here). The plan includes a goal to stop the disease by 2025, which marks the first time the federal government has adopted a time frame to stop Alzheimer’s. The plan also recognizes the need for increasing enrollment in clinical trials, compressing […]
Would You Want to Know If You’re at Risk for Alzheimer’s?
Would You Want to Know If You’ll Get Alzheimer’s? Meryl Comer: We’re in a world of genomics. James Watson who co-discovered the double-helix structure of DNA had his genome mapped and was only the second to have done it. The cost has come down considerably. I think it was a million dollars to have it […]
More seniors are living past age 90, report states
The number of Americans over the age of 90 has tripled in thirty years, reaching 1.9 million in 2010, according to a new report. That means long-term care facilities are increasingly seeing older, sicker residents. Nearly 20% of people in their early 90s, and more than 30% of people in the late 90s, live in […]
National Initiative Urges 10 Million At-Risk Boomers to ‘Face Alzheimer’s’
In this section of the Pfizer MediaRoom, you’ll find our news releases. The releases are listed in chronological order and are archived by year.
How can you tell if someone is showing early signs of Alzheimer’s disease?
How can you tell if someone is showing early signs of Alzheimer’s disease? The earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease, according to the National Institute on Aging, are characterized by brain accumulation of beta amyloid without obvious behavioral or cognitive changes. The earliest cognitive changes, detectable only on careful neuropsychological testing, may be subtle changes in […]
Is it true that cholesterol medications can cause Alzheimer’s disease?
Is it true that cholesterol medications can cause Alzheimer’s disease? There is no credible evidence that cholesterol medications cause Alzheimer’s disease, though patients and some researchers are in agreement that the cholesterol-lowering statins such as atorvastatin make some people feel slowed down or less sharp. On the other hand, there is considerable evidence that untreated […]