Alzheimer's Association

Alzheimer's Association articles call for global research collaboration

Friday, July 19, 2013 01:21 PM

A global, collaborative research effort based on public-private partnerships, similar to the projects in the 1950s and 1960s that successfully reduced polio worldwide, will advance the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease, according to two articles written by leaders of the Alzheimer's Association and published in the July issue of Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.

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Whole genome sequencing of Alzheimer’s patients to be made available to researchers

Friday, July 12, 2013 01:28 PM

The Alzheimer's Association and the Brin Wojcicki Foundation have announced new data has been generated by the "Big Data" project for Alzheimer's disease. The data will be made freely available to researchers worldwide to advance Alzheimer's science.

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New Alzheimer’s Association report reveals one in three seniors dies with dementia

Tuesday, March 19, 2013 03:32 PM

According to the Alzheimer's Association’s just released 2013 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures report, one in three U.S. seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia.

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Investigational drugs chosen for major Alzheimer's prevention trial

Thursday, October 11, 2012 07:00 AM

Scientists have selected the first investigational drugs for a worldwide Alzheimer's disease prevention trial. The pioneering study, expected to start by early 2013, initially will test three promising drugs—gantenerumab, solanezumab and an unnamed BACE inhibitor—each designed to target Alzheimer's in different ways.

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Panel reports first global harmonized protocol to measure key brain region tied to memory

Thursday, July 19, 2012 01:25 PM

An international panel of experts has developed the first global harmonized protocol for measuring a key region of the brain tied to memory, according to research reported at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2012 in Vancouver.

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Alzheimer's treatment study reports three years with no decline in memory and function

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 01:23 PM

The first report of long-term (three-year) stabilization of Alzheimer's disease symptoms with IVIG, including no decline on measures of cognition, memory, daily functioning and mood, was reported at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2012 (AAIC 2012) in Vancouver.

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Clinical trials clarify role of exercise in cognitive function and dementia

Monday, July 16, 2012 10:59 AM

Four studies reported at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2012 describe the ability of targeted exercise training to promote improved mental functioning and reduced risk for cognitive impairment and dementia in cognitively healthy older adults and those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

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