UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Launches Online Biomarkers Repository to Track Alzheimer’s Research
In an important step to advance Alzheimer’s research, UsAgainstAlzheimer’s today announced the creation of a new online Biomarkers Repository to track research into Alzheimer’s biomarkers and diagnostics. The constantly-evolving Biomarkers Repository will help policymakers, healthcare system leaders and scientific community better understand and support personalized medicine.
The prescription for an effective treatment or cure for Alzheimer’s: More research and cautious optimism
It’s been an exciting few weeks in the Alzheimer’s world – a world that hasn’t seen a new drug in 15 years. All of the activity has raised a lot of questions around the world’s progress toward a cure.
It’s time to pick up the pace on Alzheimer’s prevention
Milken Institute report urges our nation to double down on efforts to reduce the cost and risk of dementia and outlines a series of recommended action steps.
Four Leading Alzheimer’s Organizations Agree on Need For National, Time-Based Prevention Goal
Director of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Senior Director of Center for the Future of Aging, and Leading U.S. Alzheimer’s Researcher Resoundingly Support UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Call for a Time-based Alzheimer’s Prevention Goal
UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Applauds Positive News on Alzheimer’s Drug Aducanumab
Statement from George Vradenburg on the announcement by Biogen and Eisai of plans to seek regulatory approval in early 2020 by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for aducanumab, an investigational treatment for early Alzheimer’s disease.
New Study Highlights Need for Healthcare Providers to Engage Alzheimer’s Caregivers
A new study from UsAgainstAlzheimer's and Mayo Clinic spotlights the often-overlooked need for family caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease to be more engaged by physicians during medical appointments with their loved ones.
UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Brain Health Partnership has issued a Call to Action white paper outlining recommendations for building a better system of care to promote brain health and fight back against Alzheimer’s.
Physicians & Caregivers: A needed partnership in the fight against Alzheimer’s
“How are you doing?”
That simple, common question conveys caring and concern. Nearly a decade ago, the American College of Physicians (ACP) recommended that doctors ask this question of those
The A-LIST transforms the stories of more than 8,000 people living with Alzheimer’s or other dementias into evidence-based insights by providing unique, rapid-response, self-reported data through virtual surveys on what matters most on a wide range of Alzheimer’s-related topics. The A-LIST offers a powerful and validating voice for those living with Alzheimer’s and those caring for them, and a pathway to help expand treatments and accelerate toward a cure.
