Reflecting on Progress – A Year in Alzheimer’s Research

Celebrating Our Site’s Achievements This year has been a milestone for our Alzheimer’s research team. Together, we’ve advanced science and strengthened hope for families impacted by Alzheimer’s disease. Key highlights include: Enrollment Success: We welcomed a record number of participants into ongoing clinical trials, ensuring diverse representation and robust data. Innovative Studies: Our site contributed …

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Healthy Habits for a Healthier Brain: How Lifestyle Changes Can Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease

Healthy Habits for a Healthier Brain: How Lifestyle Changes Can Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease While age and genetics play a role in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), research increasingly shows that our daily habits—like how we eat, move, and sleep—can significantly impact brain health. In fact, studies suggest that up to 40% of dementia cases may be …

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NPRC on WINK News

So thankful to have been on WINK news to share Lee’s story and also talk about our free memory screenings! Missed the segment? You can watch it here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndofJ0VQ0rs If you’re ready to get your memory checked we have memory screening events coming up on February 12th and 13th from 8:30 AM – 3:30 …

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Making Waves in the Fight Against Alzheimer’s

ICYMI: Our own Dr. Wendy Bond shares the cutting edge advancements in the fight against Alzheimers happening right here in Fort Myers – if you or someone you know is experiencing changes in memory, don’t delay – get your free memory assessment today! Lee County research center helps study anti-Alzheimer’s drugs

Love Your Brain

Check out NPRC’s very own Amy Schenk as she hosts a segment called ‘Love Your Brain’ with our friends at Lee Pitts Live. You can catch Amy and the Lee Pitts Crew on youtube or WINK-CW6.

How Technology Can Help Parkinson’s

The movement disorders associated with Parkinson’s can vary with the time of day, stress, and what you eat. Frequency and severity also differ from person to person, making successful management a moving target. What if there was a way to track symptoms and severity levels automatically through a wearable device? Sound too good to be …

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Memory Loss

Everyone has experienced forgetfulness at some point in their lives. You forget where you put your phone or the name of the person you just met. It is an entirely normal part of aging. However, there is forgetfulness that goes beyond lost keys and missing names. Alzheimer’s related memory loss gradually worsens over time, and …

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Jennifer A. Springer, M.D.

Sub Investigator

Dr. Jennifer Springer was born in Pennsylvania where she attended Temple Medical School in Philadelphia.  She then went to the Medical College of Pennsylvania for her residency in Emergency Medicine.

She is Board Certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

For the past 19 years, Dr. Springer has resided in Southwest Florida and worked part-time in the Health Park Emergency Department and Lee Convenient Care while she helped her husband, Dr. Charles Springer, raise their four children and foster child.

She currently works as a Sub-Investigator at The Neuropsychiatric Research Center.

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MEMORY ASSESSMENT

The brief questionnaire at the link below can help determine if you or a loved one might be at risk of developing a memory disorder where further evaluation may be needed.