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• Alzheimers support group sets meeting
  
  The Alzheimers support group will meet at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 9 in the Brehm Room at the Wisconsin Rapids Centralia Center, 220 Third Ave. S., Suite 1, Wisconsin Rapids.
  


• Alzheimers Neurons Created from Pluripotent Stem Cells
  
  Led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, scientists have, for the first time, created stem cell-derived, in vitro models of sporadic and hereditary Alzheimer's disease (AD), using induced pluripotent stem cells from patients with the much-dreaded neurodegenerative disorder.
  


• US wants effective Alzheimers treatment by 2025
  
  WASHINGTON Effective treatments for Alzheimers by 2025 Thats the target the government is eyeing as it develops a national strategy to tackle what could become the defining disease of a rapidly aging population.
  


• Private GPS Use Benefits Alzheimers Patients – And Jealous Spouses Too
  
  The same GPS device that can be used to monitor the whereabouts of, say, senior citizens who may wander off, can be used to follow someone without their knowledge.
  


• Walkers hit their stride for Alzheimers
  
  Jennifer Guertin walked for Roger. He was her father and died last year at the age of 79 after battling Alzheimer ’s disease the last two years.[...]
  


• A touching column on Alzheimers
  
  I just want to thank Bob Hall for his column “Daddy At The Dentist.”
  


• U.S. wants effective Alzheimers treatment by 2025
  
  WASHINGTON The government is setting what it calls an ambitious goal for Alzheimers disease: Development of effective ways to treat and prevent the mind-destroying illness by 2025.
  


• HESSCO to talk about Alzheimers
  
  The Alzheimer’s Association is offering a workshop on communication strategies for Alzheimer’s disease caregivers on Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 6-8 p.m., at HESSCO Elder Services, 1 Merchant St., that is free and open to the public. 
  


• Missing Man Sought In Orange Co.
  
  The Orange County Sheriffs Office is seeking help to locate a missing man who suffers from Alzheimers disease.
  


• WALK FOR MEMORIES
  
  January was Alzheimers Awareness Month, and dozens of caring and generous friends, families and volunteers joined the Alzheimer Society of Guelph-Wellington for its annual Walk For Memories at the Mount Forest and District Sports Complex on Sunday morning.