Press Releases

The following are official statements issued by UsAgainstAlzheimer’s in response to major national policy actions, industry events, breaking news, or organizational achievements. Please see the UsAgainstAlzheimer’s press kit page for additional information. For media requests, please contact Jon Summers at [email protected].

  • October 29, 2020

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Statement on Exciting Development with New Blood Test to Help in Evaluating Patients for Alzheimer’s

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s issued the following statement by George Vradenburg, chairman and co-founder, on...

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  • October 28, 2020

    Continuing Severe Stress for Alzheimer’s Caregivers During Pandemic Now Combined with Worries about COVID-19 Effects on Upcoming Holidays

    A new UsAgainstAlzheimer’s A-LIST® survey of the Alzheimer’s community shows a tough...

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  • September 28, 2020

    New Study Shows 60 Percent of Alzheimer’s Community Intends to Take New COVID-19 Vaccine When It Becomes Available

    Washington, D.C., (September 28, 2020) – A new UsAgainstAlzheimer’s A-LIST®...

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  • September 21, 2020

    UsA2’s Be Brain Powerful Campaign Launches in Switzerland

    The Women’s Brain Project (WBP) and the Global Alliance on Women’s Brain...

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  • September 03, 2020

    Mandy Moore Named Ambassador for Women’s Brain Health Campaign

    Mandy Moore, whose character Rebecca on This is Us has drawn national...

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  • August 13, 2020

    New UsAgainstAlzheimer's Center for Brain Health Equity to Address Disparate Impact of Dementia on Black and Latino Communities

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Receives $1.5 million CDC Cooperative Agreement to Fund the Development of...

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  • August 05, 2020

    New Study Finds Alzheimer’s Outranks Cancer, Infectious Diseases such as COVID-19, Stroke and Heart Attack as Most-Feared Chronic Disease by Retirees

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s issued the following statement on the latest findings in the 2020...

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  • July 31, 2020

    COVID-19 Pandemic Closings and Isolation Could be Leading to Declines for People Living with Alzheimer’s

    The ongoing COVID-19 closures and restrictions, which have stretched nearly five months...

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  • July 30, 2020

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Hails New Lancet Commission Findings that Up to 40 Percent of Dementia Cases Could be Prevented or Delayed

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s (UsA2) today applauded The Lancet Commission’s release of new research showing...

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Place & Brain Health Equity: Understanding the County-Level Impacts of Alzheimer’s

The effects of where people live, and the social determinants of health are under-recognized and under-appreciated in our national response to effectively treat and prevent Alzheimer's. This report found that deep social inequities exist in countries highly impacted by Alzheimer's among Latinos and Blacks.

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