Cure Alzheimer’s Fund presents: TAKING CONTROL OF ALZHEIMER’S THROUGH RESEARCH Thank you to all who attended our Symposium on Oct. 18 in Boston. Below are questions and answers that were submitted that day. Presenters MODERATOR Robert Bazell, Chief Science & Health Correspondent, NBC News PANEL Rudolph Tanzi, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital; Chairman, CureAlz Research Consortium Robert Moir, ...
August 12, 2011
From our 2011 Annual Report. Dear Friends, On behalf of the Board of Directors and the Research Consortium, we want to thank all the donors, researchers and academic institutional partners supporting Cure Alzheimer’s Fund research for your help in making 2011 such a successful science year. Guided by leading scientists in the ...
December 5, 2012
Circulating on health blogs and twitter posts are claims that coconut oil is the new secret to longevity, cardiovascular health, luminous skin, and enhanced memory. Claims that coconut oil could be considered a dietary antidote to the onset of Alzheimer’s disease compelled us to weigh in with what has and ...
July 17, 2019
You are invited to participate in an exclusive Catalyst Society Video Conference with a member of the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund Research Consortium. David Michael Holtzman, M.D. will share new insights about the disease pathology and the opportunities and challenges facing the Alzheimer’s scientific research community. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A. If we ...
May 4, 2017
“I’m trying to keep this ship afloat. I’m trying not to lose hope,” are the opening lyrics to “Level Best,” a song co-written by Mila Maring-Sims, caregiver for her husband Kelley, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2014. “As members of several bluegrass bands, my husband and I ...
March 14, 2017
Photo credit: Ben Watts Nationally recognized Cure Alzheimer’s Fund researchers Dr. Rudy Tanzi and Dr. Sam Gandy add another distinction to their scientific careers as they join rock celebrities Sheryl Crow, Josh Groban, hip hop artist and X-Men Origins: Wolverine co-star Will-i-am, Aerosmith’s Joe Perry; and Seal for a designer menswear ...
May 20, 2009
Vascular factors contribute to Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia in the elderly. It is characterized by accumulation of amyloid beta in amyloid plaques and hyperphosphorylated tau in neurofibrillary tangles. Dietary salt has emerged as a risk factor for stroke, white matter disease and cognitive impairment, independent of ...
December 18, 2018
Glenn and Gail Matthews were happily married for 54 years. They built a business together, raised two grown sons, and lived in a home in rural New Hampshire that was built and designed by Glenn. In 2008, everything changed. “We were in the airport,” Gail remembers. “Glenn went to the men’s ...
May 1, 2014
The award co-sponsored by the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund and the Alzheimer’s Association honors the legacies of two pioneering Alzheimer researchers, George G. Glenner and Leon J. Thal. The two $100,000 grants will be made to early career researchers to inspire and enable innovative research which leads to effective therapies for ...
September 25, 2008
Irwin “Irv” A. Levy, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2023. He was 91. Irv approached life with an unbridled curiosity about all things, and from an early age, this shaped his path personally and professionally. Born during the Depression in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he graduated ...
January 23, 2023
