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• Science in the Spotlight
  Treating Valve Disease: Successful Options for All Patients
  
  Spring 2011 | Alliance for Aging Research
  Related topics: Cardiovascular Disease  Health  
  
  
  Each year, as many as 5 million Americans are diagnosed with valve disease. There are a number of different types of valve disease and all of them involve defects or damage to one or more of the heart’s four valves. While some types are not serious, others can lead to major complications, including death. Fortunately, most valve disease can be successfully treated with surgery in patients of all ages and races.
• Feature Article
  Treatments for Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Going Head to Head
  
  Spring 2011 | Alliance for Aging Research
  Related topics: Access to Breakthroughs    Drug Development  Drug Safety  Health  Medical Innovation  Policy  Quality of Care  Research  Vision Loss  
  
  
  Exciting treatments make slowing and even restoring vision loss in wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD) patients a reality. Two of the most frequently used treatments are currently in the spotlight as they go head-to-head in clinical trials comparing their effectiveness, and to some extent, exploring their costs.
• Alliance Views
  Super Agers: Sharing Their Secrets
  
  Spring 2011 | Alliance for Aging Research
  Related topics: Aging Research  Health  Longevity  Research  
  
  
  A new website from Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University—SuperAgers.com—highlights the findings from more than a decade of aging research and features some of the centenarians that shared their secrets, and their DNA, for this seminal project.
• Brochure
  La Enfermedad de Alzheimer: Ayudandote a Ayudar a un Ser Querido
  
  March 2010 | Alliance for Aging Research
  Related topics: Alzheimer's Disease  Caregiving  
  
  
  In order to educate family caregivers on how to care for themselves while caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease, the Alliance for Aging Research created this workshop kit. This translated workshop kits assist community groups in hosting workshops for Spanish-speaking family caregivers.
• Brochure
  La Enfermedad de Alzheimer: Ayudándote a Ayudar a un Ser Querido - Guía para Líderes
  
  March 2010 | Alliance for Aging Research
  Related topics: Alzheimer's Disease  Caregiving  
  
  
  El propósito de este taller es educar a los familiares encargados de cuidar a
  un ser querido con la enfermedad de Alzheimer a darles el mejor cuidado
  posible sin descuidar sus propias necesidades. Esta Guía para Líderes servirá
  de guía para los que trabajan en el ambiente de la salud, personal médico,
  coordinadores comunitarios, etc, y les ayudará con la conducción del taller.