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Hospital Seeks Volunteers for Early Memory Loss Study

Hospital Seeks Volunteers for Early Memory Loss Study
A nurse holds the hands of a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease on Sept. 21, 2009, at Les Fontaines retirement home in Lutterbach, Eastern France. Sebastien Bozon/AFP/Getty Images
Lynn Hackman
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Hoag Hospital is seeking volunteers to participate in a study to test an investigational treatment aimed at preventing the earliest stages of memory loss due to Alzheimer’s disease.

The research is being conducted in conjunction with Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Eisai Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Eisai Co., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Lynn Hackman
Lynn Hackman
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Lynn is a reporter for the Southern California edition of The Epoch Times, based in Orange County. She has enjoyed a 25-year career as a senior-level strategic public relations and contingency planning executive. An editor, blogger, and columnist, Lynn also has experience as a television and radio show producer and host. For six years, she was co-host of Sunday Brunch with Tom and Lynn on KOCI 101.5 FM. She is also active in the Newport Beach community, serving as chair emeritus of the Newport Beach City Arts Commission, among various positions with other local organizations.
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