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Selected Popular Publications:
Dunkel, Tom. "Offering an education in aging" The (Baltimore) Sun, 28 June 2006, sec. A, p. 1.

"UK researcher asks Congress for Alzheimer's funs," The Lexington Herald-Leader, 24 March 2004, sec. B, p. 6.

Manning, Anita. "Nuns' story of aging," USA Today, 14 May 2001, p. 6D.

Lemonick, Michael D. and Park, Alice, "The Nun Study," Time, 14 May 2001. p. 54.

Belluck, Pam, "Nuns offer clues to Alzheimer's and aging," The New York Times, 07 May 2001. p. A1.

Thompson, Dick, "Our Daily Folate," Time, 24 May 1999. p. 72.

Weiss, Rick, "Aging: New answers to old questions," National Geographic, 192(5), November 1997, p. 2-31.

Irwin, Aisling, "How to mind your grey matter," London Daily Telegraph, 14 May 1997.

Nash, J. Madeline. "Gift of Love: A group on nuns are donating their brains to science to help fight Alzheimer's disease," Time, 24 March 1997, p. 80.

"Recent findings help researchers gain momentum," Alzheimer's Association National Newsletter: Advances, (summer 1996), vol. 6, no. 2, p. 1A.

Kotulak, Ron. "Stroke Prevention May Cut Risk of Alzheimer's: Study adds to growing list of strategies," The Chicago Tribune, 12 March 1997, sec. 1, p. 3.

Weiss, Rick. "Dementia Tied to Tiny Strokes: Alzheimer's symptoms may be preventable," The Washington Post, 12 March 1997, p. A01.

Richardson, Sarah. "Alzheimer's Begins at 20," Discover, January 1997, p. 86.

Wallich, Paul. "Senile Words" Scientific American, June 1996, p. 26.

Rogers, Adam. "The Weight of Words: Can Writing Style Predict Dementia?" Newsweek, 4 March 1996, p. 55.

Kolata, Gina. "Research Links Writing Style to the Risk of Alzheimer's," The New York Times, 21 February 1996, p. A7.

Manning, Anita. "Alzheimer's May Show in Early Years," USA Today, 21 February 1996, p. 1A.

Golden, Dan. "Building a Better Brain," LIFE, July 1994, p. 62-70.

Chase, Marilyn. "Feed Your Brain, And It May Thrive in Old Age," The Wall Street Journal, 21 November 1994, sec B, p. 1.

Moore, Bernardine A. "Study of Nuns Turns Up Clues to Brain Aging and Alzheimer's Disease," NIH News & Features, May 1995, p. 1.

FitzGerald, Susan. "Nuns Find Way to Keep Giving - After Death: Nearly 700 Have Donated Their Brains to Help Tame Alzheimer's Disease," The Philadelphia Inquirer, 22 August 1995, sec. A, p. 1, 6.

Fukashima,Rhoda. "Sisters' Act," Saint Paul Pioneer Press Express, 7 August 1994, sec. G, p. 1,6.

Selected Televised Coverage:
PBS, The Charlie Rose Show
Aired on May 17, 2001

NBC, The Today Show
Aired on May 14, 2001

NBC, NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
Aired on May 14, 2001

CBS, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather

ABC, ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings

BBC, Watchdog Healthcheck
Aired in London in June, 1997

NBC, NBC Nightly News: Focus

PBS, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer

ABC, Good Morning America

CNN, Impact

CNN, CNN Presents

Discovery Channel, The Brain: Our Universe Within, "Memory"
Part three of a five part mini-series premiered October 3, 1994
Request video tape through FP Video at 800-587-1818

Donahue, "Did Some Old Milwaukee Nuns Discover The Answer to Alzheimer's?"
Aired on October 6, 1994 (show #100694)
Request transcript #4093 through Journal Graphics at 800-255-6397
Request video tape through Video Archives at 800-367-8433

ABC, ABC News Nightline

KSTP TV Channel 5, Minneapolis, "Straight To The Point"
Aired on July 15, 1994

 

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