The last decade of research on Alzheimerās disease (AD) has seen the development of various anti-amyloid beta therapies (with limited efficacy) but also a significant renewed interest in the roles that microbes may play. While many different pathogens have been identified in higher levels in AD patientsā brains, no microbe ...
February 29, 2024
Dr. Malinowās research is directed toward understanding how the brain forms and stores memories. His laboratory examines how neuronal activity controls the strength of communication between neurons, at sites called synapses. Synapses are key sites affected by diseases of cognition. Synaptic plasticity, or the ability of the connection between neurons ...
March 16, 2017
āImagine waking up in the morning and not knowing where you were or who the people around you are,ā writes 16-year-old Kelly Hulfachor, a sophomore at South Elgin (Ill.) High School. Last fall, all the students in Kellyās health class were asked to research a charity they believe āhelps the ...
January 28, 2014
While many of us enjoyed the barbecues and beach festivities typical of summer, Glenn Caffery and Alan Arnette were doing something atypical. Instead of lounging by the pool, Caffery ran 3,312 miles across the northern United Statesāfrom Oregon to Rhode Islandāwith just a jogging stroller for his supplies, and Alan ...
October 4, 2011
Thanks to the generosity of our growing donor base, in 2015 Cure Alzheimerās Fund reached $10 million in research grants in a single yearĀ for the first time. Since our inception, we have provided $38 million to the fieldās top scientists to accelerate their pursuit of a cure. We are thrilled ...
June 27, 2016
Leaders Engaged in Alzheimerās Disease (LEAD), an open coalition of Alzheimerās research, care and advocacy communities in which Cure Alzheimer’s Fund is an active member, meets regularly to review progress toward a more rational and effective approach to eradicating Alzheimer’s. Ā Last December, the National Alzheimerās Project Act (NAPA) passed with an ...
November 4, 2011
Dr. David Holtzman, a member of Cure Alzheimerās Fund Research Consortium, received the prestigious MetLife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimerās Disease. Ā The MetLife Foundation has supported Alzheimer’s disease research and outreach activities for more than 20 years. Dr. Holtzman was honored for his pioneering work in molecular biology examining ...
April 16, 2007
A new study, led by Cure Alzheimerās Fund grant recipient Lee E. Goldstein, MD, Ph.D., of Boston University School of Medicine and co-authored by multiple researchers, including Cure Alzheimer’s Fund Research Consortium chairman Rudy Tanzi, Ph.D., and Cure Alzheimer’s Fund grant recipient Rob Moir, Ph.D., has found that war veterans ...
May 16, 2012
Katie and Leith wanted to include a donation option in lieu of wedding gifts and are very happy to support a fund that helps progress towards a cure for Alzheimerās. It was a natural choice for Katie after seeing and experiencing the impacts of the disease on her Grandparents and ...
April 7, 2014
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