Cure Alzheimer's Fund

Our Approach: We have a plan to end Alzheimer's, guided by leading scientists in the field. We're making tremendous progress. Join us.

Our Story: In 2004, we came together to fund Alzheimer's research in a whole new way. It's already paying off.

Our Commitment: We put every dollar to work. Our founders cover all administrative costs, which means every penny you donate will go directly to new research.

Breaking News: Targretin Fails: High Hopes Dashed for a New Treatment for Alzheimer’s

While many were anxious to accept initial findings showing a drug known as Targretin’s “too good to be true” lab results with Alzheimer’s disease, subsequent attempts to... read more

Research Updates

Targretin Fails: High Hopes Dashed for a New Treatment for Alzheimer’s

Public/Private Funding of Research on Alzheimer's Disease Guides Drug Discovery

New Research Co-Funded by Cure Alzheimer’s Fund Shows New Alzheimer’s Gene, CD33, May Hold Key to Treatment

High levels of exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study completed with a grant from the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund.

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can lead to Neurodegenerative Syndromes that include Alzheimer Disease (AD) and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)

Researchers Reprogramming Skin Cells into Brain Cells to Understand Alzheimer's Disease

Cure Alzheimer's Funded Research: New Findings Overturn Commonly Held Views of the NMDA Receptors Creating New Targets in the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

Cure Alzheimer’s Fund's Potential New Treatment to Stop Alzheimer's Disease: Molecular 'Tweezers' Break Up Toxic Aggregations of Proteins in Mouse Model

Eli Lilly Drug Slows Decline in Early-Stage Patients

News

Alan Arnette, Tim Armour Meet in Washington, D.C.

November 18, 2011 • News from D.C.

After finishing his climbs for 7 Summits Climb for Alzheimer's: Memories are Everything campaign, Alan Arnette has been in Washington, D.C. this week...

The Huffington Post Features Two-Part Series by Dr. Rudy Tanzi

November 15, 2011 • Understanding Alzheimer's

In a two-part series, CAF Research Consortium member Dr. Rudy Tanzi and Dr. Deepak Chopra address today's most critical questions about Alzheimer's by...

LEAD Releases Recommendations to the National Alzheimer’s Project Act Advisory Council

November 4, 2011 • News from D.C.

Leaders Engaged in Alzheimer’s Disease (LEAD), an open coalition of Alzheimer’s research, care and advocacy communities in which Cure Alzheimer...

David Shenk Joins CAF Team

October 4, 2011 • Staff Notes

Award-winning author and popular speaker David Shenk, whose book The Forgetting is widely considered one of the best ever written about Alzheimer’s, has...

Alan Arnette Featured on The Huffington Post

September 30, 2011 • In the News

Alan Arnette and his 7 Summits Climb For Alzheimer's: Memories are Everything campaign were recently featured on The Huffington Post. Arnette writes:

Cure Alzheimer's Fund is a 501(c)(3) public charity. Cure Alzheimer’s Fund is a "doing business as" name for the Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation, federal tax ID # 52-2396428.

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