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School Sisters of the Notre Dame convent in the U.S. participated in Dr. Snowdon's landmark Alzheimer Disease study. The Elm Grove convent was one of the major convents that worked within this study.

This was the official portrait of Richard Nixon for his American presidency.

This is an ariel image of a modern day NIH research center. The National Institute on Aging is a subdivision of the National Institute of Health. Typically, in NIH buildings there are also divisions of NIA work within the main buildings. However,…

The electron microscope is one of the largest research innovations within the past century. This is one of the earlier models of an EM; today the invention works in the same way but is a fraction of the size.

This photograph is of a handwriting exercise Auguste D.'s doctors had her complete. Mrs. Deter was unable to remember her name properly at the time of this exercise, and tried to do so multiple times. During this exam and similar ones, she explains,…

This image depicts a tissue-stained sample containing what would later be termed b-amyloid plaques. This was one of the first physical depictions of Alzheimer Disease pathology.

This photographic portrait was taken of Dr. Alois Alzheimer, and is a retouched version of the original.

This photograph depicts Alois Alzheimer's medical team. This was the team who worked with Auguste Deter, the first recorded individual with Alzheimer's Disease.

This interview is a great insight into how Alzheimer's Disease is currently examined and defined within the modern day. Dr. Melissa Murray does a great job explaining her work and the current layout of the research field in a way that individuals,…

James Brooks created this art piece the year that he was diagnosed with late-onset Alzheimer's disease. The meaning behind this painting is disputed, though the lack of color may be significant to its core. This was one of the last pieces Mr. Brooks…