Dr. Wesson Ashford This is Me

Education

 Web References

1. 1. www.northjersey.com

   www.northjersey.com/page.php?q - [Cached]

   Published on: 8/7/2007   Last Visited: 8/7/2007

   But Dr. Wesson Ashford, senior research scientist at the Stanford VA Alzheimer's Research Center, said the brain becomes dependent on medication, so function plunges if the drug is stopped. He also cautioned that the medications have side effects and risks.
   
   As for the Sando case, Ashford said he respects Shankle's work in early detection, but noted that extensive studies must be done before drawing any conclusions.
   
   "Some people may get more benefit than others do," said Ashford, a geriatric psychiatrist.

2. 2. Community Information Program

   cip.plsinfo.org/calendar.htm - [Cached]

   Published on: 2/3/2007   Last Visited: 5/6/2007

   Dr. Wesson Ashford, MD, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist with the Stanford/VA Aging Clinical Research Center, will speak about Alzheimer's disease, how to recognize it and understand what it does to the brain and memory. The talk will include current research projects at Stanford and around the world that are developing ways to treat and prevent the disease. Dr. Ashford will also conduct a brief memory screening using simple memory games.

3. 3. www.charleston.net

   www.charleston.net/news/2007/a - [Cached]

   Published on: 8/6/2007   Last Visited: 8/6/2007

   But Dr. Wesson Ashford, senior research scientist at the Stanford VA Alzheimer's Research Center, said the brain becomes dependent on medication, so function plunges if the drug is stopped. He also cautioned that the medications have side effects and risks.
   
   As for the Sando case, Ashford said he respects Shankle's work in early detection, but noted that extensive studies must be done before drawing any conclusions.
   
   "Some people may get more benefit than others do," said Ashford, a geriatric psychiatrist.