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.

Research Updates

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

Cure Alzheimer's-seeded Research Bears Fruit in Major New NIH-funded Study

News

NY Times online column highlights Cure Alzhemer's Fund's innovative approach to research

May 16, 2011 • In the News

NY Times online columnist David Bornstein examines how the Cure Alzheimer's Fund and other organizations have taken a unique approach to research that is...

USA Today online features Cure Alzheimer's grant to Nobel Lauerate Paul Greengard

May 16, 2011 • In the News

Cure Alzheimer's Fund's $100,000 grant to Rockefeller University's Dr. Paul Greengard was featured in USA Today online "Charity in the News:...

Larry King highlights Alzheimer’s epidemic on CNN special Sunday, May 1

April 25, 2011 • In the News

CNN will be airing the Larry King special “Unthinkable: the Alzheimer’s Epidemic” on Sunday, May 1 at 8:00 PM in most time zones. King will...

Video takes a "Quick Look at Alzheimer's"

April 19, 2011

David Shenk, Senior Adviser to Cure Alzheimer's Fund, wrote and directed this video. CAF's Dr. Rudy Tanzi advised on the project.

Progress for Alzheimer's in Washington

April 15, 2011 • News from D.C.

In September, Cure Alzheimer’s Fund representatives were invited by the White House to be panelists at a briefing on Alzheimer’s disease. At...

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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