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t m c » p u l s e | n o v e m b e r 2 0 1 6 36 CALENDAR November 2016 MD Anderson School of Health Professions, Open House Friday, 1 – 4 p.m. MD Anderson Cancer Center Main Building 1515 Holcombe Blvd. askshp@mdanderson.org 713-745-1205 TMC Serves: One Day, One Event, One Purpose Saturday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. TMC Innovation Institute and The Houston Food Bank 2450 Holcombe Blvd., Suite X Registration required tboatwright@tmc.edu 713-791-8835 American Heart Association's 2016 Houston Heart Walk Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Texas Medical Center 1522 William C. Harvin Blvd. Free; registration requested and donations appreciated. Register at: houstonheartwalk.org suzie.flores@heart.org 832-918-4030 Ernst Knobil Distinguished Lecture: "Rethinking Depression and its Treatment: Perspectives from Studies of Deep Brain Stimulation," by Helen Mayberg, M.D. Tuesday, 4 – 5 p.m. McGovern Medical School 6431 Fannin St., Suite MMS 3.001 msresearchcommittee@uth.tmc.edu 713-500-5605 MD Anderson's Boot Walk to End Cancer Saturday, noon – 2 p.m. Texas Medical Center 1220 Holcombe Blvd. Free; register at give.mdanderson.com bootwalk@mdanderson.org 844-363-2262 TMCx Demo Day: Medical Devices Thursday, 3 – 8 p.m. TMC Accelerator (TMCx) 2450 Holcombe Blvd., Suite X Free; email to request an invitation TMCxevents@tmc.edu 713-791-8855 5 18 FOR MORE EVENTS, VISIT TMC.edu/news/ 19 American Heart Association's 2015 Houston Heart Walk. Credit: Michael McKenney 12 17 NOVEMBER: ALZHEIMER'S AWARENESS MONTH November is recognized nationally as Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia among older adults and the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than five million people are living with Alzheimer's disease in the U.S. Although there is no cure, treatment options are available that can delay some symptoms. Through clinical trials and research, health professionals throughout the Texas Medical Center are working to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease. 8