COVID-19 Underscores Need for Equity in Healthcare and Research

Modern healthcare has long been plagued by problems of access, equity, and even outright discrimination.

Coronavirus Crisis: Advice from Dementia Caregivers

Our new survey by UsAgainstAlzheimer’s A-LIST® contained a wealth of helpful coping advice from caregivers.

New Federal Coronavirus Legislation Still Leaves Big Gaps for Dementia Caregivers

It is disappointing that Congress stopped short of fully protecting family caregivers of older adults and individuals living with chronic conditions such as Alzheimer’s and dementia.

Promoting Brain Health During a Time of Social Distancing

Here are a few recommendations for brain healthy social distancing from UsAgainstAlzheimer’s.

Safeguarding Yourself and Your Loved Ones from Coronavirus

It’s important that everyone has the correct information on who is at risk, what you can do to avoid it, and what to do if you think you have been affected.

New WEF-CEOi initiative is a promising step forward

A new global multi-stakeholder partnership being launched is a promising – and necessary – step forward in the global effort to effectively combat Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

Here’s What You Told Me to Remember

For those watching, if that didn’t hit you, I’m not sure you have a heartbeat.

Millennial Alzheimer’s Advocate Takes on the New Hampshire Democratic Primary

UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Jason Resendez sat down with Alzheimer’s advocate Norma Bostarr - a member of our partner organization the Youth Movement Against Alzheimer’s.

This American Heart Month, Give Your Brain Some Love

Give your brain some love – and take care of your heart at the same time.

A Vision for Equity in Alzheimer’s Research in 2020

On March 25, 1966 at a press conference before a speech at the second convention of the Medical Committee for Human Rights (MCHR) in Chicago, Martin Luther King said, “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhuman because it often results in physical death.” The end of King’s quote is often omitted but it speaks of the high stakes of addressing health disparities. For millions it’s a matter of life and death. This is certainly the case with Alzheimer’s disease, which affects African Americans and Latinos at higher rates than non-Hispanice