June 07, 2024

UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Statement on New Study Showing Lifestyle Changes Reverse Alzheimer’s Symptoms

Washington, DC (June 7, 2024) — A newly-released study published in Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy found that after 20 weeks of intensive lifestyle intervention, such as diet and exercise, many

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July 18, 2023

Hearing Aids and Other Technologies Slowed Cognitive Decline by 48%, Study Shows

Hearing loss is one of six major risk factors associated with Alzheimer’s 

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April 24, 2023

Brain Health Academy Enrollment is Now Open, First Session Launches May 17

Free continuing education program for health and wellness professionals adds six new monthly sessions on modifiable risk factors including obesity, diabetes, hearing loss, depression, smoking, and alcohol use.

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December 27, 2021

UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Celebrates Federal Government Action Making Risk Reduction for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias a National Priority

The United States today made the prevention of Alzheimer’s and related dementias a national priority in the fight to end the disease, adding a new risk reduction goal to the

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May 19, 2021

Broad Range of Health, Aging, Consumer and Dementia Groups call for Congress to Triple Funding for CDC’s Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging Program

More than 50 health, medical, aging, consumer, Alzheimer’s and dementia advocacy groups today called on Congress to triple funding – to $60 million – for Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging

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March 31, 2021

New Brain Health Guide with Memory Questionnaire Addresses Immense Need for Brain Health Information and Insights about Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease

Millions of Americans who worry about memory or brain health now have a powerful platform to help them find their way to helpful resources and a path forward - BrainGuide™

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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 Health (GAWBH) launched the Swiss edition of the global Be Brain Powerful® campaign, which promotes the benefits of

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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 attention to Alzheimer’s and dementia, has agreed to be the national ambassador to the Be Brain Powerful® campaign

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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 underway in the United States and Sweden.

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April 29, 2019

UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Issues Call to Action: Make Annual Brain Health Check-up a Part of Routine Care

UsAgainstAlzheimer’s (UsA2) today released a call to action via a new paper, Creating an Optimal System of Brain Health Care in the United States.

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April 03, 2019

WomenAgainstAlzheimer’s and Curves Announce Partnership to Promote Women’s Brain Health Across the Country

WomenAgainstAlzheimer’s (WA2) and Curves today announced an exciting new partnership to raise awareness about brain health for all the of women who are Curves members.

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March 28, 2019

UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Applauds New Bipartisan Legislation to Assist Americans With Early-Onset Alzheimer’s

UsAgainstAlzheimer’s today applauded the introduction of the Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Act by a bipartisan group of legislators led by U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME).

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April 24, 2017

Nurse Practitioners Are Not Regularly Assessing Brain Health and Need Standardized Assessment Tools to Regularly Conduct Critical Brain Health Assessments

WASHINGTON, DC, April 24, 2017 – Important new survey findings released today by WomenAgainstAlzheimer’s and the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) show that approximately 30 percent

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