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September 28, 2016
New Scientist published an article on how recent breakthroughs in Alzheimerās research are questioning longstanding explanations of the disease. The article, which notes the work of two Cure Alzheimerās Fund researchers, emphasizes an issue we have been saying for years: we need to better understand the cause, not just attack ...
August 5, 2010
Join us on Earth Day (4/22) 2016 to learn about air pollution and Alzheimer’s with Dr. Caleb Finch of University of Southern California. New evidenceāfunded by Cure Alzheimerās Fund (CAF) and othersāhas emerged suggesting a strong connection between urban air pollution and Alzheimerās disease. āThese findings underscore the complexity of this ...
April 22, 2016
Singer, songwriter and Broadway actress Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer started the charitable foundation Creative Minds Care with the simple desire to live in a world without Alzheimerās disease. Inspired by her grandmother, who had the disease, Yvette established her foundation to raise awareness and donations to fund Alzheimerās research. CreativeĀ Minds Care, a 501(c)(3) ...
May 16, 2022
The buildup of amyloid beta in the brain is facilitated by gamma-secretase. In the lab, a gamma-secretase modulator has been effective in reducing plaque buildup, resulting in improved cognition. However, little is known about the regional expression or distribution of gamma-secretase in the brain. A positron emission tomography (PET) tracer ...
October 7, 2022
Cure Alzheimer’s Fund is gratified that President Obama has specifically highlighted Alzheimer’s disease research to benefit from increased research funding included in the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2015 budget proposal. We are pleased by the increases at the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Mental Health which is ...
March 4, 2014
The researchers who support the Cure Alzheimer Fund always impress us! Dr. Rudy Tanzi, Chair of the Cure Alzheimerās Fund Research Consortium, director of the Aging and Genetics Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital and Kennedy Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, was asked to deliver a āState of the Artā ...
March 26, 2010
On Tuesday, June 10, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services (LHHS) earmarked an additional $100 million for Alzheimer’s research in their 2015 fiscal year funding bill. Cure Alzheimer’s Fund is encouraged by the increase for Alzheimer’s disease research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) included in ...
June 16, 2014
July 20, 2021
The Longevity Foundation is a non-profit organization started by Nikhith Rao to raise awareness of the prevalence and dangers of Alzheimerās disease and to show the community what steps they can take to reduce their risk of developing this terrible disease. Nikhith Rao and Srihas Rao hosted an annual virtual walk/run ...
December 14, 2020
