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ssociation Prevention Conference

The Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Prevention of Dementia is the world's only multidisciplinary forum to convene professionals from the fields of bench research, drug discovery, medicine, care and public policy. More than 1,000 dementia experts from around the world will gather to present and discuss the latest detection, treatment and prevention research, and address how together we can prevent Alzheimer's from becoming a global health crisis. The 2007 Alzheimer's Association Prevention Conference will be held June 9-12 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC.

About the Alzheimer's Association

The Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's research, care and support. Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research, provide and enhance care and support for all affected, and reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer's. For more information, visit http://www.alz.org.

    -- Yan Deschaintre - Vascular Risk Factors Treatment May Slow Dementia

       Progression. (Funders: Fondation du Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite

       de Montreal, Centre de  prevention des maladies neurovasculaires du

       Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal, Centre Hospitalier

       Regional Universitaire de Lille)

    -- Rosebud O. Roberts - Carotid Endarterectomy and Stroke or TIA are

       Associated with an Increased Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment.

       (Funders: National Institutes of Health, Robert H. Smith and Abigail

       VanBuren Alzheimer's Disease Research Program)

    -- James A. Mortimer - Lower Baseline Weight and Faster Weight Loss

       Predict Time To Dement in the Nun Study. (Funders: National Institute

       on Aging)

    -- Simon Forstmeier - Motivationa
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