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September 2012

CBS 2 News Increases Awareness of MCI

By In the News
CBS 2 News spot features Steve and Gincy Heins, who shared their story of living with Steve's Mild Cognitive Impairment at the 2012 Southern California Alzheimer's Disease Regional Conference on September 21, 2012 - World Alzheimer's Day.  As Dr. Aimee Pierce of the UCI MIND cautions, any memory or thinking difficulties that interfere with one's everyday life should be brought to the attention of a physician and evaluated carefully.
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UCI MIND Awarded Funding to Advance Stem Cell Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

By In the News
Drs. Frank LaFerla (front) and Mathew Blurton-Jones (rear) before stem cell images The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has awarded $20 million to UCI Institute of Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI  MIND) to advance stem cell treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in partnership with Stem Cell, Inc. of Newark, California.  Led by a disease team that includes Dr. Frank LaFerla, a world-renowned researcher in Alzheimer’s disease who serves as director of UCI MIND and Dr. Mathew Blurton-Jones, Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at UCI, the four-year project is designed to bring neural stem cell treatment…
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