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Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Geddes Police say a missing elderly man who has Alzheimer's Disease has been located.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  An alarming new report on the prevalence of Alheimer's disease and dementia was released Tuesday by the Alzheimer's Association.

Friday, April 13, 2012  The number of people battling Alzeheimer's disease is growing, and the costs are rising just as dramatically.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012  If you can't remember where you parked your car or you forget your pin number, you're not alone. But are these mental meltdowns okay or cause for concern?

Friday, January 13, 2012  One of the country's leading memory experts says that by age 45 people start having memory lapses, but now you can do something about it.

Monday, October 24, 2011  The "Missing Adult Alerts" system, similar to the nationwide Amber Alert program, will help local law enforcement notify the public when a cognitively impaired New Yorker goes missing.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011  Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a law creating a statewide alert system for Alzheimer's patients and other vulnerable adults who wander off and get lost.

Friday, June 17, 2011  Missing vulnerable adults such as people with Alzheimer's Disease will get some help under legislation passed by the state Assembly and Senate and sent on to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Friday, April 01, 2011  Police in Onondaga County are looking for the public’s help in finding a man who has been missing for more than a decade.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011  A new diagnosis is made every 69 seconds in the U.S. Without a cure, officials fear, it could reach every 33 seconds by mid-century.

Monday, August 23, 2010  State Police say that on Monday around noon Layman was found by a search team in a heavily wooded area about half a mile from her residence.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010  The elderly woman who was missing from her Syracuse home early Wednesday morning has been located.

Thursday, April 08, 2010  Gov. David Paterson has proposed a bill to expand New York's AMBER-alert system to Alzheimer's sufferers and certain other adults.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009  A new study sheds light on a growing problem in this country: Alzheimer's disease. It's being called an epidemic and it's impacting families right here in Central New York.

Thursday, November 13, 2008  Clinical research studies will look at people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's in hope of eventually finding a cure.