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].

  • February 10, 2020

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Statement on Disappointing Results from DIAN-TU Clinical Trial

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s today released the following statement regarding the negative results of anti-amyloid...

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  • January 22, 2020

    New Partnership to Accelerate the Fight Against Alzheimer’s Disease

    World Economic Forum will partner over the next year with the Global...

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  • December 19, 2019

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Applauds Passage of $350 Million Increase for Alzheimer’s Research

    UsA2 Urges President to Sign Federal Spending Bill Allocating $2.8 billion for...

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  • December 16, 2019

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Praises $350 Million Increase for NIH Funding for Alzheimer’s Research

    Continued Growth in Research Funding Amidst Hopeful Signs for Drug Therapies in...

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  • December 12, 2019

    UsA2 Urges Congress to Finish the Job and Expand Paid Family Leave to Caregivers

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s issued the following statement on the expanded paid family leave provisions...

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  • November 20, 2019

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Hails Increasing Attention by Congress on Alzheimer’s and Momentum for CHANGE Act

    UsA2 calls for continued action on key priorities for patients, providers and...

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  • November 14, 2019

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Praises House Ways & Means Committee Hearing on Caring for Aging Americans

    Calls for Congress to pass CHANGE Act and improve early detection of...

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  • November 13, 2019

    Global Alliance on Women’s Brain Health Expands in Europe with New Partnership Launched in Switzerland

    Women’s Brain Project Switzerland joins Be Brain Powerful ® campaigns already...

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  • November 13, 2019

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Launches Online Biomarkers Repository to Track Alzheimer’s Research

    Constantly-evolving Biomarkers Repository to help policymakers, healthcare system leaders and scientific community...

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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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