COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News Anchor Meghan Drakas is sharing her family’s experience and other members of the ABC 17 family with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in the leadup to Jefferson City Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The event was originally scheduled for Saturday, but has been canceled due to impending weather. The organization will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One MU Health Care neurologist says research on Alzheimer’s disease treatments and prevention has rapidly accelerated in the last few years. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 7 million Americans are battling this disease, which includes more than 122,300 Missourians. “We had a good 15 to 20 years of nothing,” Dr.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Walk to End Alzheimer’s raised over $114,000 as of Saturday. Over 600 people showed their support during the walk on Saturday at Stankowski Field on the University of Missouri’s campus. This year, the walk goal is set at $185,000. Last year, the walk raised $161,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News Anchor Meghan Drakas is sharing her family’s experience with Alzheimer’s disease along with other members of the ABC 17 family, in the leadup to Columbia’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday. My grandmother Barbara Early was born in 1938 in the suburbs of Philly. She was a mother, grandmother,
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The total money raised from last year’s Columbia Walk to End Alzheimer’s has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Alzheimer’s Association says more than 122,000 Missourians 65 years and older are battling Alzheimer’s Disease, which has been documented for nearly 120 years. In that time, multiple treatments have been approved by the U.S.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Walk to End Alzheimer’s raised over $65,000 as of Sunday. 264 people showed up to the walk showing support for the Alzheimer’s Association, carrying purple, blue, yellow and orange flowers to show their connection to the disease. Walk to End Alzheimer’s Committee member Haley Johannpeter said she finds
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This month President Joe Biden signed two pieces of bipartisan legislation into law which aim to aid the fight against Alzheimer’s Disease. According to the Alzheimer’s Association nearly 7 million people across the U.S. are battling the disease and this number is only expected to grow. NAPA Reauthorization Act The NAPA Reauthorization
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to the latest data from the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 122,000 Missourians 65 years and older are battling Alzheimer’s Disease. Across the country, nearly 7 million people are living with the disease. Almost two-thirds of those affected are women. “The mission of the Alzheimer’s Association is to raise funds and awareness
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Walk to End Alzheimer’s raised over $104,000 Sunday. The Alzheimer’s Association’s mission is to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia through research and maximizing support. According to the organization, 55 million people live with Alzheimer’s and other dementias worldwide. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia among adults,
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Jefferson City resident Joey O’Connor lost his mother Betty Jean O’Connor on March 11. She had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease two years ago.
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The Alzheimer’s Impact Movement works with lawmakers to advance and develop policies to help with the research, care and support of people with Alzheimer’s.
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Some researchers in Columbia studying Alzheimer’s disease are using artificial intelligence to help identify the “most important factors.”
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 120,000 Missouri residents are living with Alzheimer’s, and that number is expected to grow by more than 8% in the next two years, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Missouri’s elected officials are recognizing this epidemic, and one of the ways they’ve taken action is with the state’s Alzheimer’s State
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This week, ABC 17 News is continuing our ‘Living with Alzheimer’s’ coverage leading up to the Jefferson City Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sunday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of Columbia residents showed their support today and raised over $210,000 dollars for the fight against alzheimer’s. More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. About 2,600 residents in Boone County are living with the disease, along with 1,400 in Cole County and 300 in Osage County. Data released at the recent
Continue ReadingABC 17 News Anchor Meghan Drakas is sharing her family’s experience with Alzheimer’s disease in the leadup to Columbia’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday.
Continue ReadingMore than 120,000 people living in Missouri have Alzheimer’s.
Continue ReadingLast year, the Columbia Walk to End Alzheimer’s raised $195,594. This year, the walk has a goal of raising $220,000.
Continue ReadingAlzheimer’s affects locals from all walks of life.
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s health ministry has approved Leqembi, a drug for Alzheimer’s decease that was jointly developed by Japanese and U.S. pharmaceutical companies. It’s the first drug for the treatment of the disease in a country with a rapidly aging population. Leqembi was developed by Japanese drugmaker Eisai and
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