Retirement Living TV, an Emmy award winning cable network that caters to adults 50 years old and older, will celebrate World Alzheimer’s Day by airing “Not Fade Away” on Sept. 21. This exclusive TV special was put together in partnership with the Blanchette Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and the National Cable & Telecommunications Association.
Part of the special focuses on the mother of Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia. In 1992, his mother, Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller, passed away due to complications from Alzheimer’s.
Said Rockefeller, who founded the BRNI: “I applaud RLTV’s and the cable industry’s commitment to helping raise awareness around Alzheimer’s …read more

Johnson & Johnson has decided to invest up to $1.5 billion in Irish Elan Corp., marking a costly move into the search for a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. Elan is a biopharmaceutical company that has performed significant research on drugs that could stop the progression of Alzheimer’s disease and on a vaccine that would eliminate the disease completely.
 
The investment sent Elan’s shares up 8.6 percent, from $7.00 to $7.60. On the other hand, Johnson & Johnson’s stock fell 1.9 percent to $55.98 per share. This move will make the latter company an extremely important factor in the market of Alzheimer’s …read more