Neurologists Gather To Discuss Successful Aging

Main Category: Seniors / Aging
Also Included In: Conferences;  Neurology / Neuroscience;  Psychology / Psychiatry
Article Date: 15 May 2008 - 2:00 PDT

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STAYING SHARP IN SAN FRANCISCO: LEADING BRAIN EXPERTS DISCUSS SUCCESSFUL AGING

WHAT:

Brain function and health will be the focus of the Staying Sharp session on May 17 at St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco. Part of a highly recognized series, the program will emphasize successful aging, including how to deal with the booming aging industry; factors that predict future cognitive function; and the importance of clinical trials and how to participate in them.

WHO:

The program is sponsored by The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, in partnership with NRTA: AARP's Educator Community and MetLife Foundation. Featured speakers will be:

• Annette Norsman, PhD, session moderator and Director of NRTA
  
  
• Lennart Mucke, MD, Director, Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, University of California, San Francisco
  
  
• Michael P. Stryker, PhD, W.F. Ganong Professor of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco

WHEN:

Saturday, May 17, 2008
10:00AM - 12:00PM
(The event is free and open to the public)

WHERE:

St. Mary's Cathedral, Patron's Hall
1111 Gough Street
San Francisco, CA

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Article adapted by Medical News Today from original press release.
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The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives is a nonprofit organization of more than 265 leading neuroscientists, including ten Nobel laureates, committed to advancing public awareness about the progress and benefits of brain research. NRTA: AARP's Educator Community is America's foremost network of 50+ adults and organizations with a passion and affinity for education and learning. MetLife Foundation was established in 1976 by MetLife for the purpose of supporting educational, health and civic and cultural organizations.

Staying Sharp is a series of public forums and educational booklets for older Americans. Since its inception in 1994, the series has been attended by more than 25,600 people in 26 cities across the United States. For more information, please visit: http://www.dana.org/danaalliances/programs/stayingsharp/

Source: Ann Whitman
DANA Foundation