In this Issue

In the News

Study: Can Depression Treatments Reduce Seniors' Mortality Risk?

It has long been known that depression is associated with an increased risk of mortality in older adults. But new research is showing that the converse is also true, that this risk can be reduced by treating the depression. Read More

Happy, Homey Environments Increase Alzheimer's Patients' Appetites

A new study published in the May issue of Journal of Clinical Nursing highlights the efforts of Swedish researchers to increase the weight of Alzheimer's patients. Read More

In the Spotlight

Caregivers in Their Own Words

Link2Care Project Manager Leah Eskenazi describes the rewards of the California Caregiver Resource Centers' new online caregiver journaling class. Read More

Policy Update

Final Stem-cell Funding Challenge Rebuffed by California Supreme Court

Last week, the California Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of two lower court rulings upholding the constitutionality of 2004's Proposition 71. This clears the way for California's landmark $3 billion stem cell research program to at last proceed with its funding effort. Read More

New Study Focuses on Alzheimer's and Economics

According to a new study, a treatment made available by 2010 that could delay the onset of Alzheimer's by a range of up to five years would result in a present value benefit to the United States of $3.97 trillion by 2050. Read More

On the Calendar

Information on events throughout California of interest to caregivers and their families. Read More

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