Being physically active may protect the brain from Alzheimer disease
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- First Published April 18, 2012.
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- Michal Schnaider Beeri, PhD and
- Laura Middleton, PhD
- Michal Schnaider Beeri, PhD and
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The Helen Bader Foundation approved funds to lay the infrastructure for the Israel Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (IRAP).
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- Laura Middleton, PhD
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International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease, Travel Fellowship
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease 2010-2011 Speakers’ Bureaus: 1) Alzheimer’s Society of Kitchener-Waterloo, 2011-2012
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Canadian Institute of Health Research fellowship, 2009-2011
University of Waterloo Faculty Start-up
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- From the Department of Psychiatry (M.S.B.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center (M.S.B.), Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; and the Department of Kinesiology (L.M.), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.
- Correspondence & reprint requests to Dr. Beeri: michal.beeri{at}mssm.edu
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