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A July 8, 2018 NBC 7 San Diego Politically Speaking broadcast segmentfeatured The Youth Movement Against Alzheimer’s (YMAA) lead Nihal Satyadev speaking about millennials caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease. According to Satyadev, “…This is our biggest public health crisis and that young people have a tremendous opportunity to move the ball forward on this issue and advance solutions to find a cure and care.” YMAA is a co-convener with UsAgainstAlzheimer’s of the Youth Against Alzheimer’s Coalition.

(ICYMI) Listen to our On Pluto podcast series, chronicling the experiences of journalist Greg O'Brien, who is living with early onset Alzheimer's disease. Check-out our latest installment, “Day to Day Strategies.” 

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A July 7, 2018 CNBC article reported that the news from Biogen and Eisai last week about positive clinical trial results for their new Alzheimer’s drug, BAN2401, sent Biogen shares soaring. According to the article, ““Extremely encouraging” said Biogen chairman Stelios Papadopoulos to CNBC's Closing Bell on Friday. It's the first time a drug has shown the ability to clear the amyloid plaque, and “more importantly ... that the clearance of plaque was associated with a slowdown of the cognitive decline,” he said. But Papadopoulos said more still needs to be done: “It’s not as if we improved the condition or we stabilized even the cognitive decline. We’ve slowed down the cognitive decline.””

FEEL GOOD STORY OF THE DAY

A July 9, 2018 KXLY Spokane Right This Minute broadcast segmentshowed the happy reunion of sisters Ann Patrick and Marguerita Wilson, both of whom have Alzheimer’s disease, and last saw each other more than 15 years ago. Ann's granddaughter met Marguerita at an Alzheimer's support event and coordinated the meeting. 

EVENTS AND RESOURCES

Watch the U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing, "Examining the Importance of Paid Family Leave for American Working Families." July 11, 2018 at 3:00pm (EST).

C-TAC (Coalition to Transform Advanced Care), AARP and Gallup are presenting a free webinar, “Supporting A New Generation of Caregivers.” July 12, 2018 from at 2pm (EST). The caregiving community is becoming younger and more diverse and Gallup research shows that negative effects of caregiving are particularly severe for younger caregivers. Join-in for a discussion of the challenges caregivers face and what advocates are doing to support them.