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].

  • July 25, 2018

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Applauds Eisai and Biogen for their Progress Toward a Disease-Modifying Drug

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Chairman George Vradenburg today issued the following statement regarding the report...

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  • July 22, 2018

    New Analysis Provides Insights into Late-Stage Alzheimer’s Drug Pipeline

    ResearchersAgainstAlzheimer’s calls on governments, industry, entrepreneurs, and world leaders to improve healthcare...

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  • July 17, 2018

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Applauds Leading Philanthropists for Launching Diagnostics Accelerator

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Chairman George Vradenburg today issued the following statement regarding the announcement...

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  • July 12, 2018

    The University of Pittsburgh Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and AfricanAmericansAgainstAlzheimer’s Present Forget Me Not Play

    The play, written by award-winning playwright Garrett Davis, provides a glimpse into...

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  • June 27, 2018

    On Pluto Podcast on Alzheimer’s Disease Debuts on iTunes

    Washington, DC (June 26th, 2018) – UsAgainstAlzheimer's has released On Pluto...

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  • June 25, 2018

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Applauds AARP for its Commitment to Disrupting Dementia Through its $60 Million Investment in the Dementia Discovery Fund

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Chairman George Vradenburg today issued the following statement regarding the announcement...

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  • June 20, 2018

    Bipartisan Sponsors Capito, Sánchez, Roskam, Stabenow Build Momentum for CHANGE Act, a Critically Important Bill to Accelerate a Cure for Alzheimer’s

    Washington, DC (June 20th, 2018) – Today, in a demonstration of the...

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  • June 19, 2018

    Senator Capito and Representative Sánchez and UsAgainstAlzheimer’s to Host Briefing on New Legislation to Encourage Early Assessment and Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s

    Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Representative Linda Sánchez and UsAgainstAlzheimer’s are co-hosting a...

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  • June 13, 2018

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Statement on Discontinuation of AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly Alzheimer’s Drug

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s President Drew Holzapfel today issued the following statement regarding the discontinuation...

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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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