With seven to ten million people needed for Alzheimer's registries to meet planned clinical trial enrollment requirements, this initiative marks a new way to match researchers with the worried well and those living with Alzheimer's disease. Read more...
Read MoreMobile Platform Captures and Analyzes Cognitive and Emotional Health of Caregivers of Alzheimer's Patients BrightFocus Foundation, Geoffrey Beene Foundation Alzheimer's Initiative, AnthroTronix, and Mindoula, have launched Phase II of the Health-eBrain Study, investigating the impact the Alzheimer's caregiving experience has on brain and behavioral health. The announcement will be made at the...
Read MoreJune is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. In its honor, people around the world have draped themselves in purple, pledging countless hours to help raise awareness and money for a cure. Read more...
Read MoreI’m a patient helping to change the culture of research and I am excited! It feels great to be empowered, encouraged, and a part of something larger than myself. I get to be a part of things I could only imagine someone else doing and...
Read MoreGlen Campbell Family Performed Musical Tribute WASHINGTON, DC—BrightFocus Foundation, a Maryland-based nonprofit, hosted an inaugural awards dinner on June 9 at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, celebrating some of the world’s most promising science to end Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration and glaucoma. Read...
Read MoreThe BrightFocus Foundation will recognize the accomplishments and contributions of UsAgainstAlzheimer’s board member Meryl Comer, who also serves as President & CEO of the Geoffrey Beene Foundation Alzheimer’s Initiative. Meryl is and has been a caregiver at home for her husband for the last 20 years and...
Read MoreThe number of older adults with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has been steadily increasing and is likely to triple by 2050. Parallel increases in AD and informal AD caregivers who experience their own physical and cognitive challenges will result in the need for tools that can help both populations track...
Read MoreOnline community evolves into movement aimed at accelerating critical Alzheimer’s prevention research. Read more...
Read MoreDementia takes a toll on caregivers, too. When Meryl Comer was 48 and in the prime of her career as a broadcast journalist, her husband Harvey was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease. Read more...
Read MoreA new series of videos about caregiving in Alzheimer's disease is being released today by Janssen Research & Development, LLC ("Janssen") as part of its Healthy Minds video library, which offers discussions about progress in brain research, treatment options, and resources for people with brain...
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