Sleep is an important aspect of brain health: during sleep, the brain activates cleaning and removes debris. Since 2008, Cure Alzheimerās Fund has been providing grants to researchers who have investigated the impact of sleep to the brain and Alzheimerās disease. For example, Dr. David Holtzman of Washington University in ...
December 13, 2018
Henry McCance and Jeff Morby, co-chairmen and co-founders of Cure Alzheimerās Fund and Harvard Business School (HBS) alumni, had their respective 50th and 55th reunions in June. Morby made a presentation to 100 attendees of his reunion about the pathology of Alzheimerās disease and the major research initiatives that have been ...
October 1, 2016
September 24, 2017
Imagine flying into a major city at night. As the plane descends, the crisscrossing highways and interconnected streets are illuminated by the headlights from the thousands of vehicles speeding through the sprawling metropolis. Now imagine if that city were –Ā in fact – an ecosystem of trillions of microorganisms densely navigating ...
July 17, 2019
When Dr. Thomas SĆ¼dhof first learned he had won the Nobel Prize last October, he could not have been more surprised. āAre you serious?ā were the first words out of his mouth. Ā When someone is awarded the Nobel Prize, he or she is called first at home with the news, ...
January 28, 2014
Our intern, Jake Perten, was featured in The Weston Town Crier this week for his work to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s Disease! It’s a pretty charming story about how he and his girlfriend, Jackie Greb, both ended up working toward the same cause…without even realizing it… Life is full ...
August 21, 2009
Our focus on funding high-quality, innovative work is fueling progress in Alzheimerās research Dear Friends, It has been an outstanding year at Cure Alzheimerās Fund(CAF). Our strategy of using a business and venture approach for funding research is working. Weāve been recognized in The Wall Street Journal, Time magazine and AARP, featured ...
December 15, 2010
Numerous media outlets have posted stories in recent days on the research conducted by Rush University Medical Center which found that elderly people with weak muscles may be at an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Ā Rush University researchers followed 970 older adults (average age of 80) who did not have ...
November 20, 2009
Professor, Section of Neurobiology, UCSD, Professor of Neurosciences, UCSD Shiley Chair in Alzheimerās Disease Research in Honor of Dr. Leon Thal 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 ...
December 10, 2009
Consensus among Alzheimerās researchers about the origins of the disease isĀ growing. Most, including members of Cure Alzheimerās Fund ResearchĀ Consortium, agree that a combination of factors, beginning with theĀ excessive build-up of the peptide Abeta42Ā triggeringĀ the development ofĀ tau tangles, nerve cell death, and inflammation are all required forĀ Alzheimerās pathology. The Wall ...
November 12, 2012
