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 12, 2017

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    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Applauds House Committee’s $400 Million Increase for Alzheimer’s Funding

    WASHINGTON, DC, July 12, 2017—The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and...

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  • June 26, 2017

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    Senate Must Protect Medicaid for Millions of Low-Income and Older Americans with Alzheimer’s or Related Dementias

    WASHINGTON, DC, June 26, 2017 – In response to the Congressional Budget...

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  • June 15, 2017

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    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Announces Greg O’Brien, Author of On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer’s, as New Member of UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Board of Directors

    WASHINGTON, DC, June 15, 2017— Greg O’Brien, an award-winning writer and investigative...

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  • May 25, 2017

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    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s welcomes the alarm bell from CDC; crisis is much worse than CDC reports

    WASHINGTON, DC, May 25, 2017—An analysis released today by the Centers for...

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  • May 23, 2017

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    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Calls on Congress to Protect Alzheimer’s Funding Progress

    WASHINGTON, DC, May 23, 2017 – The Administration’s FY 2018 budget request...

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  • May 11, 2017

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    Alzheimer’s Experts Call for Changes in FDA Drug Approval Standards to Stimulate Research and Development

    WASHINGTON, DC, May 11, 2017 – Leading Alzheimer’s disease researchers and a...

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  • May 10, 2017

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    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Announces USC’s William A. Vega, PhD, as New Member of UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Network Board of Directors

    WASHINGTON, DC, May 10, 2017—Dr. William A. Vega, executive director of the...

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  • May 01, 2017

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    40-Percent Alzheimer’s Funding Increase Is Victory for All Americans

    40-Percent Alzheimer’s Funding Increase Is Victory for All Americans

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s applauds Congressional...

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  • April 24, 2017

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    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...

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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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