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Scaling Comprehensive Dementia-Care Models
Despite scientific progress over the past 25 years, dementia remains one of the toughest health-car
e challenges.
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Neurotechnology: A Giving Smarter Guide
When most people think about advances in medicine, drug development is the first thing that comes t
o mind. However, technology and devices are proving to be valuable options for treating intractable illnesses.
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Alzheimer's Disease - A Giving Smarter Guide
Alzheimer’s disease is increasingly in the spotlight after a number of high-profile clinical trial
failures—an alarming trend as an estimated 5.5 million adult Americans live with this disease, which disproportionally affects the aged population.
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Alzheimer's Disease: A Giving Smarter Guide to Accelerate Development of New Therapies
The need is staggering. Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United State
s and currently, more than 5.5 million Americans are living with this disease for which there is yet no cure yet.
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Misophonia - A Giving Smarter Guide
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Reducing the Cost and Risk of Dementia
Increased longevity is perhaps one of the greatest success stories of our modern public health syst
em. But along with this success comes one of our greatest challenges to healthy longevity.
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The Future of Aging
In this collection of essays from the Center for the Future of Aging, experts identify challenges a
nd opportunities in realizing the potential of healthy, productive and purposeful aging.
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Together Apart: Findings from the Social Isolation Impact Summit
In July 2020, the Motion Picture and Television Fund (MPTF) and the Milken Institute Center for the
Future of Aging convened the Social Isolation Impact Summit.
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Epilepsy - A Giving Smarter Guide
At the time of this report, approximately 30 to 40 percent of epilepsy patients were treatment resi
stant. The most catastrophic forms of epilepsy occur in very young children and have a lifelong negative impact on patients, families, an
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The Power of Purposeful Aging
This report explains the many physical and cognitive benefits that older people gain when they prov
ide service to others, and the broad social and economic opportunities that derive from their contributions as they age with purpose.
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Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Giving Smarter Guide to Accelerating Research Progress
Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive malignant brain tumor involving glial cells of the b
rain. At the time of this report, nearly 15,000 people were diagnosed with GBM each year in the United States and Europe.
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Neurofibromatosis Type 1 - A Giving Smarter Guide
With no effective therapies and no cure, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) is a genetic disease t
hat can cause a broad range of abnormalities all throughout the body.
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