This is good news for all HD families from Nevada and surrounding states
without HDSA Centers of Excellence! If I recall, in a February announcement
I read, both Nancy S. Wexler, Ph.D. and Anne Young, MD, PhD were on the
Scientific Advisory Board for this institute. The address is:

Lou Ruvo Brain Institute
888 W. Bonneville Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89106
Toll free phone: 1-888-268-9797 / Phone: 702-263-9797 / Fax:
702-260-9797

Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health Opens for Business
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07-13-2009/0005058674&EDATE=
New Center to Advance Care and Research of Cognitive Disorders

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LAS VEGAS, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for
Brain Health welcomes its first welcomes its first patients today, opening
the doors to an architectural gem and a highly touted model of
patient-focused care. The Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
is a highly specialized clinical center designed to advance the research,
early detection and treatment of neurological diseases, including
Alzheimer's, Huntington's, Parkinson's and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
(ALS).

"We still have much more to accomplish, but welcoming patients and
caregivers is a truly significant benchmark for all involved," said Larry
Ruvo, a businessman and philanthropist, who named the center for his father,
whose last years were spent as a victim of Alzheimer's disease. "It's
certainly a day worth celebrating for all those afflicted or involved with
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington, A.L.S. and other neurodegenerative
diseases who have worked so hard to make this effort a reality."

The center's mission is to prevent the disabling symptoms of chronic brain
diseases and to prolong healthy, vital aging in people at risk for dementia
or cognitive disorders, through the use of Cleveland Clinic's
patient-centered, research-based Institutes model. This model of care
enables the entire healthcare team to pool their wisdom and expertise for
the benefit of the patient, linking various specialists across organ systems
or disease states - such as Neurology, Cancer or Cardiology - to deliver
improved patient care.

"Applying our model of care to the treatment of cognitive disorders promises
to improve the quality of life for countless Americans," said Delos "Toby"
Cosgrove, Cleveland Clinic's CEO and president. "By integrating clinical
care, research and prevention under one roof, we can streamline and improve
care for our patients. Coordinating care in this way can have a broad
economic impact on our healthcare system by reducing administrative costs
and putting the focus on quality."

At the helm of the Center is Dr. Randolph Schiffer, formerly of the Vernon
and Elizabeth Haggerton Chair in Neurology at the Clinic, and Dr. Charles
Bernick, a world renowned specialist with more than twenty years of
experience in the field of Alzheimer's disease. "The opportunity to make a
difference in the lives of patients with cognitive disorders couldn't come
at a better time," said Dr. Schiffer, noting the continuing increase in
these afflictions "to epidemic proportions."