CNN Documentary Highlights Lifestyle Changes You Can Make to Combat Alzheimer’s

Concerned about his family's history with Alzheimer's, CNN's chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, took a personal journey to explore his own risk for Alzheimer’s. The evaluation was part of an hour-long documentary , "The Last Alzheimer’s Patient," during which Dr. Gupta shared groundbreaking research by Dr. Dean Ornish of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute. Specifically, as Dr. Gupta stated , “what is good for the heart is almost certainly good for the brain.” Dr. Ornish added, “The same lifestyle changes could reverse high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type two diabetes, obesity, early-stage prostate cancer can be slowed, stopped, even

Statement on Retirement of U.S. Representative Anna Eshoo

UsAgainstAlzheimer’s chair and co-founder George Vradenburg issued the following statement in response to the announcement by Rep. Anna Eshoo that she will not be seeking re-election.

Applications for CMS GUIDE Model Being Accepted Through 1/30/24

Medicare Part B doctors and health systems are encouraged to apply ASAP

Let’s Talk Alz this National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

Brain health might seem like an odd topic to bring up out of the blue, but there are many simple ways to work it into a conversation

Statement on Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli’s Confirmation as Director of the National Institutes of Health

Today, UsAgainstAlzheimer’s celebrated the confirmation of Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli as the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).