WBUR, Boston’s NPR radio station, is running a week-long series on Alzheimer’s Oct. 18-21 titled “Fade to Darkness: The Age of Alzheimer’s.”
Blogs
Dr. Tanzi featured expert on Alzheimer’s Genome Project on Curiosity.com
Dr. Rudolph Tanzi, Chair of the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund Research Consortium, is now featured on the Discovery Channel-based website Curiosity.com. Tanzi provides answers to numerous questions posed by Curiosity with the intention of informing the public about Alzheimer’s disease and the Alzheimer’s Genome Project.
To see some of the answers to today's most pressing questions about Alzheimer's, click here.
Maria Pugliese's El Cruce de los Andes Run 2/2/2012
On February 3, most of us will get up and go to work. It may be a tough day; it may even be an exciting day. But on February 3, US native Maria Pugliese will wake up in Chile, where she and her running partner will run across the Andes Mountains for 3 days. And while her finish line is 60 miles away in Argentina, her ultimate destination is helping to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. This run is a find-raising project for her as well.
Dr. Tanzi to Receive Chopra Foundation Award
Dr. Rudolph Tanzi, Chair of Cure Alzheimer's Fund Research Consortium, will be receiving The Chopra Foundation's 2012 Spirit of Rustum Roy Award for "making major contributions to the scientific understanding of consciousness and helping to move humanity towards a just, sustainable, healthy and peaceful world."
Dr. Tanzi, along with two others, will be awarded in March by Dr. Deepak Chopra of The Chopra Foundation.
Research and Revenue Surge at the end of 2011
Cure Alzheimer’s Fund had a surge of research proposals during the last quarter of 2011 and very early in the first quarter of 2012. Prior to November, 2011, Cure Alzheimer’s Fund had received and supported fourteen proposals for a total value of $1,852,500. Then in the last few weeks of the year and the first week of the next year, we reviewed five more and expect two or three more before the end of January for a total value approximating another $1.5 million.
Successful Bostonians Reveal Their Secrets To A Healthy Life
The Boston Globe recently ran a story on the healthy habits of some of Boston's most successful--and busy-- residents. Highlighted in the article are Robert Lander, Daniel Lieberman, Drew Faust, Sanjiv Chopra and Cure Alzheimer's Fund's Dr. Rudy Tanzi.
A total of 24 people shared their healthy habits in the article, including Dr. Tanzi:
“The best way to prevent Alzheimer’s is exercise, bar none! Followed by intellectual stimulation and social engagement. . . . I tend to get a lot of all of that!’’
Alan Arnette Writes E-Book on 7 Summits Campaign
"Memories Are Everything: The Alan Arnette Journey" is a compilation of Arnette's blog posts and pictures taken during his summit of Mt. Everest in the spring of 2011. The interactive book, which can be found here, will feature the rest of Alan's climbs early next year.
Second Part of Two-Part Series by Dr. Rudy Tanzi and Dr. Deepak Chopra Featured on The Huffington Post
Featured today on The Huffington Post is the second installment of the two-part series written by Alzheimer's researchers Dr. Rudy Tanzi, a CAF Research Consortium member, and Dr. Deepak Chopra. The article features an in-depth look at Alzheimer's disease written in easy-to-understand terms. It delves into what is known about Alzheimer's and some of the preventative steps people can take to fight it, such as eating right, exercising and maintaining an overall healthy lifestyle.
The authors write:
Cure Alzheimer's Fund in USA TODAY Ad
Cure Alzheimer's Fund was recently featured in a USA TODAY ad for being a Better Business Bureau Accredited Charity. Check out the ad here.
Dr. Tanzi, George Vradenburg Author Letter in L.A. Times
Dr. Rudy Tanzi and co-founder of USAgainstAlzheimer's George Vradenburg recently wrote a letter to the editor of the L.A. Times rebuking the editorial "Is Alzheimer's Inevitable?" published Nov. 21. They write:
