The release Thursday, March 16, of the President’s Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Blueprint is the first step in a long process. There will be many opportunities for Cure Alzheimer’s Fund to offer its expertise to the Trump Administration and Congress about the need for continued and increased funding of Alzheimer’s disease ...
March 20, 2017
Cure Alzheimer’s Fund a Longtime Supporter of Tau Research by Rudy Tanzi The New York Times has a front-page story on the spreading of tau pathology from neuron to neuron, citing papers from the laboratories of Dr. Brad Hyman of Massachusetts General Hospital and Dr. Karen Duff of Columbia University. Cure Alzheimer’s Fund ...
February 2, 2012
The Cure Alzheimer’s Fund released the following statement on new research linking Alzheimer’s disease risk to stroke published in Neuron on June 7, 2007. “We applaud Dr. Rudolph Tanzi, Dr. Giuseppina Tesco and Massachusetts General Hospital on their new research showing how a stroke or major head injury increases the ...
June 7, 2007
September 24, 2017
Cure Alzheimer’s Fund is very appreciative of the continuing commitment of Congress and President Obama reaffirmed by the approval of increased funding for Alzheimer’s disease research. The additional $350 million for NIH included in the tax and spending bill signed into law is a tremendous step toward the $2 billion ...
December 23, 2015
The Road Back to Mt. Everest Mountain climber Alan Arnette “Standing at 27,200’ on the icy slopes of Mount Everest in 2003, I lectured myself between gags that this was it. No more. I was too old and my body was just not fit for high altitude mountaineering. After all, it was ...
July 5, 2007
Cure Alzheimer’s Fund is grateful to President Obama for the Administration’s continued commitment to curing Alzheimer’s disease. With the implementation of the first ever National Plan To End Alzheimer’s Disease, to which Cure Alzheimer’s Fund was a contributor, and his specific targeting of the disease last night in the State ...
February 13, 2013
It is with sadness that we share the news of the passing of Jerome (Jerry) Rappaport, husband of our founder and Board member, Phyllis Rappaport, and dear friend to Cure Alzheimer’s Fund. Jerry was an exceptional individual who made extraordinary contributions to the Boston community as a real estate developer and ...
December 7, 2021
Released today, the President’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget includes several important increases for medical research. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will receive an additional $1 billion, incuding $68 million for the National Institute on Aging. These represent roughly a 1.1% and a 3.3% increase in NIH and NIA’s respective ...
February 2, 2015
Robert Bazell, NBC Chief Science and Health Correspondent, Will Moderate Panel Boston—Advancements made in research and treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease will be just some of the topics discussed at the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund 2011 Fall Symposium on Oct. 18. The event is free and open to all, and those interested in ...
October 3, 2011
