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The Stein Institute Presents: The Alzheimer’s Prevention Program |
| Event Status: | Updated |
| Modified Date: | 1/7/2013 |
| Start Date: | 1/16/2013 |
| End Date: | 1/16/2013 |
| Event Time: | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Title: | The Stein Institute Presents: The Alzheimer’s Prevention Program |
| Location: | Basic Science Bldg. |
| Room Name: | Liebow Auditorium |
| Event Category: | Lectures/Seminars -Health Sciences |
| Sponsor: | Stein Institute for Research on Aging |
| Open to Public: | YES |
| Admission Cost: | Free |
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| Contact Name: | Maja Gawronksa |
| Contact Phone: | (858) 822-7485 Ext. |
| Contact Email: | maja@ucsd.edu |
| Description: | Want to keep Alzheimer’s at bay for years—ideally, forever? Learn more about the power of exercise to offset a genetic predisposition; antibodies that can clear Alzheimer’s plaques from the brain; and promising new treatments, from drugs to deep brain stimulation. Please join us for the January public lecture as we welcome Gary Small, MD, who will discuss the ways to ward off Alzheimer’s as described in the updated edition of his book “The Alzheimer’s Prevention Program: Keep Your Brain Healthy for the Rest of Your Life.” Dr. Gary Small is a professor of psychiatry and director of the UCLA Center on Aging at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior. His research, supported by the National Institute of Health, has made headlines in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and USA Today. Scientific American magazine named him one of the world’s leading innovators in science and technology. Dr. Small lectures throughout the world and frequently appears on The Today Show, Good Morning America, PBS, and CNN. He has written five books, including The New York Times best seller, The Memory Bible. About Gary Small: http://www.drgarysmall.com/ Free parking is available by phoning (858) 534-6299 AT LEAST THREE WORKING DAYS IN ADVANCE to receive a free parking permit. Attendees may also purchase permits at the parking kiosk on Gilman Drive or park at the metered sites. |
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