Greg Lemke is the FranƧoise Gilot-Salk Professor at the Salk Institute. He is a leader in the molecular genetic analysis of receptor tyrosine kinases. He discovered important roles for ErbB receptors in cardiac and neural development, for EphA receptors in the topographic mapping of neuronal connections in the developing brain ...
April 19, 2017
As a result of Cure Alzheimerās Fund research, an integrated view of the causes of Alzheimerās pathology has emerged. That view begins with a concept of what makes up a healthy brain. Abeta, we now know, performs a number of useful functions within the brain. In a healthy brain, moderate ...
September 20, 2012
Cure Alzheimerās Fund has received many questions about the value of coconut oil in combatting Alzheimerās. Weāve asked Rudy Tanzi, Ph.D., to respond to these inquiries generically, knowing that a) there is currently no peer-reviewed clinical research available regarding efficacy of coconut oil in treating or preventing Alzheimerās, and b) ...
April 24, 2012
Why, as a society, are we so willing to allow memory to fade? Why do we believe that losing our memory is a normal part of aging and not worth fighting for? As we grow older, we have much to share. A secret family recipe. A holiday tradition. Stories that go back ...
September 26, 2018
Long before memory and other cognitive functions deteriorate in Alzheimerās disease (AD), subtle changes occur at multiple scales in the brain, ranging from the level of individual molecules and cells to the broader networks that these cells form. How changes across these scales interact and impact one another remains largely ...
December 8, 2023
Jean-Pierre Roussarie joined Boston University School of Medicine in September 2021. The Roussarie lab is interested in deciphering the molecular events leading to neurodegeneration in Alzheimerās disease. Dr. Roussarie holds an engineering degree from the French Ecole Polytechnique, as well as a Ph.D. in neurovirology from the Pasteur Institute in ...
April 1, 2020
Jasmin Herz, Ph.D., is a Research Assistant Professor at Washington University Medical School in St. Louis in the Department of Pathology & Immunology. The crosstalk between cells of the central nervous system and immune system is very complex and contributes to patterns of everyday life. Dr. Herz’s research focuses on ...
March 23, 2023
Dr. Anthony Wilfred Orlandella, M.D. Ā Aug 5, 1929 – Sept 28, 2020 Dr. Anthony Orlandella passed from this life on Monday, September 28th, 2020 surrounded by the immense love of his children and his devoted caregiver, Brenda. He is survived by seven children, twelve grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and more books than the ...
October 5, 2020
Dr. Christina Lill is Heisenberg Professor of Translational Epidemiology, Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of MĆ¼nster, Germany, and lecturer at the School of Public Health at Imperial College London, UK. She is a medical doctor (M.D.) and an epidemiologist (M.Sc.) by training, with a research focus in neuroscience ...
January 29, 2021
The Kentris Taco Bell FranchiseĀ through Matt Arthur held a fundraising campaign that raised $9,700 for Cure Alzheimer’s Fund. For two weeks in March 2021, customers of its 15 Taco Bell locations in Ohio opted to round up their order total to the nearest dollar, with those proceeds to CureAlz. Ā We ...
April 14, 2021
