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100 Years Of Alzheimer’s Progress

April 27, 2022 2 Comments

ALZHEIMER’S HISTORY VIDEO: What progress have we made in the fight against Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia? What are the remaining challenges?

A Message That Rises Above Alzheimer’s

April 25, 2022 No Comments

POWERFUL & INSPIRED VIDEO + LETTER: “The granddaughter of a conqueror” confronts Alzheimer’s with clear passion, letting it know how boldly a loving family can

Transforming the Dementia Unit

April 6, 2022 No Comments

UPLIFTING VIDEO: Canada’s Peel Region took a big risk, with a plan to transform its long-term dementia-care home, hoping that residents – and staff –

Bill Gates Sees 2 Positive Trends in Alzheimer’s Research

September 25, 2020 5 Comments

PROGRESS: Bill Gates donated $100,000,000 to Alzheimer’s research. Here is an excerpt from his post, “What I Learned at Work This Year,” on positive trends

President Trump Signs $100 Million “BOLD” Alzheimer’s Act

September 25, 2020 3 Comments

VIDEO & ARTICLE:

President Trump’s New Year 2019 signing of “The BOLD ALZHEIMER’S ACT” allocated $100 million to combat Alzheimer’s and preserve brain health. This added to the extra $425 million for Alzheimer’s research signed in October 2018.

Bill Gates On His Alzheimer’s Mission

April 21, 2020 4 Comments

RESEARCH VIDEO: One of the world’s richest people is devoting his resources to finding a cure to Alzheimer’s. Bill Gates said his $100,000,000 donation last

Nursing Homes Must Admit COVID-19 Patients

April 19, 2020 1 Comment

California ordered nursing home operators to admit patients with the coronavirus. But that was just the tip of the iceberg: many states issued similar orders,

Record-Breaking Alzheimer’s Bipartisan Budget Signed By President Trump

February 10, 2020 1 Comment

The biggest Alzheimer’s-fighting budget in history was approved by Democrats and Republicans in Congress and signed by President Trump. Tripling in size since the President

Doubling Down on Alzheimer’s

July 5, 2019 No Comments

ALZHEIMER’S STATISTICS VIDEO & ARTICLE: Researchers need our support. CDC estimates the U.S. burden of dementia will double by 2060. They say early diagnosis is

Bill Gates: Why Dig Deep Into Alzheimer’s

June 7, 2019 6 Comments

VIDEO + ARTICLE: Bill Gates wrote a $100,000,000 check for Alzheimer’s research. See him share his thoughts on what will it take to find a

Washing Away Alzheimer’s via the Glymphatic System

January 26, 2026

The “glymphatic system” removes brain waste. It may be a powerful new target to treat Alzheimer’s. Learn why scientists believe Alzheimer’s may arise when the system is not doing its cleaning properly.

This is an image, magnified a million times, of amyloid fibril, the type of protein structures that are formed in Alzheimer's. (Credit: Dr. Tuomas Knowles)

7 Steps to Alzheimer’s

January 25, 2026

Plaques are the best-known Alzheimer’s culprit. Cambridge scientists have figured out the 7 steps to forming these plaques. Find out how targeting the formation of these “oligomers” may hold the key to a cure.

Senior couple on a long walk in the mountains

Energetic Lifestyle Builds Brains by 5%

January 24, 2026

UCLA researchers found active people build 5% more gray matter in their brain. See how this prevents Alzheimer’s.

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Why Does Alzheimer’s First Attack the Neurons That Hold Our Memories?

Scientists say the neurons responsible for transforming experiences into memories are always the first to go in Alzheimer’s. Now they’re taking a closer look to try to figure out why, and what to do about it.

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A Good Night’s Sleep Clears Alzheimer’s Tau

A research study finds when young healthy men had a full, uninterrupted night of rest, their blood levels showed a reduced level of tau, the biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease. The level was higher when they lost just one night of sleep. Learn more.