Good News in Alzheimer's Awareness, Research

Coinciding with this week's <a href="http://www.alz.org/icad/premiere_conference.asp">International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease</a> at McCormick Place, a new exhibit premiering last Saturday at the Chicago Cultural Center means to use art to visually demonstrate the progression of the disease. <a href="http://www.alz.org/icad/portraits.asp"><i>Portraits from the Mind: The Works of William Utermohlen, 1955-2000</i></a> chronicles the artist’s life before and after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 1995. Supported by <a href="http://www.myriad.com/">Myriad Pharmaceuticals</a>, the free exhibit aims “to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and its impact on families and society.”