A July 16, 2015 Upper Room blog post described ClergyAgainstAlzheimer's founder Lynda Everman's journey to care for her husband, who had Alzheimer’s, and a soul-stirring book that led to an advocacy partnership. According to the post, “Late in my husband’s illness, a dear friend gave me a copy of Dr. Jane Marie Thibault’s and Dr. Richard Morgan’s book No Act of Love Is Ever Wasted: The Spirituality of Caring for Persons with Dementia. It was both affirming and comforting, and from then on, I carried it with me and gave copies to other caregivers, social workers, and clergypersons. Dementia is one of the most spiritually and theologically challenging of all illnesses because it calls into question the very nature of personhood and of relationship. Doctors Morgan and Thibault remind us that love is not a feeling. It is an act of the will expressed through action — both in caregiving and in advocacy. There is so much we can do, and I truly believe that it is through individual effort and action that we can make a collective difference.”

A July 22, 2015 New York Times article highlights progress with two experimental Alzheimer’s drugs from Eily Lilly and Biogen and alludes to new hope for an Alzheimer's treatment. According to the article, “New data released Wednesday raised hopes somewhat that an experimental Alzheimer’s drug from Eli Lilly and Company might be effective. At the same time, other data was released on Wednesday that could dampen expectations a bit for a similar drug being developed by Biogen.” Also reported on by CNBC, Reuters, and Express UK.

A July 21, 2015 Neurology Advisor article reports that Alzheimer’s prevalence is expected to soar among baby boomers. According to the article, “Between now and 2050, over 28 million baby boomers will be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and the cost to treat them will be staggering. The estimated Medicare costs of caring for baby boomers with Alzheimer's is projected to be $11.86 billion (in 2014 dollars), accounting for 2.1% of all Medicare spending. But by 2040 — when this population is between 76 and 94 years old  —  that figure is projected to jump to more than $328 billion, or 24.2% of Medicare spending, according to Lisa Alecxih, of the Lewin Group, Falls Church, Va.”

A July 21, 2015 Washington Post article reports that women are more vulnerable to Alzheimer’s according to a new study. According to the article, “Women who display the early signs of mental decline that can precede Alzheimer’s disease deteriorate faster than men with the same condition, a new study has found. Another study suggests that women’s daily activities and cognitive abilities decline faster than men’s after undergoing surgery with general anesthesia. A third study has found that an abnormal protein that plays a key role in triggering Alzheimer’s accumulates at higher rates in women’s brains than in men’s.”

A July 21, 2015 Newsweek article reports the researchers are exploring whether saliva can be a predictor of Alzheimer’s. According to the article, “As rates of Alzheimer’s diagnoses continue to rise, researchers are searching for effective ways to detect the disease early in patients. A neuroscience graduate student at the University of Alberta says he’s identified a simple way to screen for early stages of the disease: by analyzing a patient’s saliva. The researcher, Shraddha Sapkota, presented his findings this week at the annual Alzheimer’s Association Conference in Washington, D.C.”