World Health Organization Dementia Report
April 11, 2012
There is growing worldwide recognition that dementia (and Alzheimer's disease in particular) is the global public health crisis of the 21st century - an impending epidemic that has rightly been described as a "ticking time bomb" by global public health expert Dr. Peter Piot.
With its devastating impact on people with dementia, their families, their communities and national health systems, dementia represents not only a public health crisis but a social and fiscal nightmare as well.
New Way to Look at Alzheimer's
April 4, 2012
A book by Cathy Greenbalt, a author/photographer, shows a new, positive approach to care for people living with Alzheimer's. It focuses on the capabilities that they still have, rather than those they have lost. She and Jed Levine, Director of Programs & Services of the NYC Chapter of Alzheimer's Association, discuss this with David Ushery on New York Nightly News.
Paul Allen Gives Millions for Brain Research
March 22, 2012
Paul G. Allen, a co-founder of Microsoft, announced on Wednesday that he would commit $300 million over the next 10 years to turn the Allen Institute for Brain Science, a nonprofit organization he established to build a database of neural information, into a center for basic neuroscience investigation.
Alzheimer's Association awards largest-ever research grant to the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer's Network (DIAN)
March 20, 2012
The Alzheimer's Association announced today the awarding of its largest-ever research grant — nearly $4.2 million over four years — to the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer's Network-Therapeutic Trials Unit (DIAN-TTU), based at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, to enable the program to move forward more quickly with innovative drug and biomarker trials in people with genetically based, young-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Why Bilinguals Are Smarter
March 17, 2012
Being bilingual, it turns out, makes you smarter. It can have a profound effect on your brain, improving cognitive skills not related to language and even shielding against dementia in old age.
NBC Nightly News with Chuck Scarborough
March 8, 2012
Lou-Ellen Barkan, President and CEO of the New York City Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, tells Chuck Scarborough about the 2012 Facts and Figures Report by the Alzheimer's Association.
2012 Alzheimer's Facts and Figures
March 8, 2012
Facts and Figures, an annual report released by the Alzheimer’s Association, reveals the burden of Alzheimer's and dementia on individuals, caregivers, government and the nation's healthcare system.
Dementia is a global health timebomb – global health expert Professor Peter Piot
March 7, 2012
Global health expert Professor Peter Piot will announce dementia is one of the largest global health challenges and call for the condition to become a top world health priority.
Health and Human Resources releases National Alzheimer's Plan draft
February 22, 2012
The release of the first draft of the National Alzheimer's Plan is another positive step toward the nation's first-ever strategic plan for Alzheimer's. Comprehensive in scope, the draft plan addresses issues that are important to the Alzheimer's community including developing new treatments that prevent and effectively treat the disease, delivering much needed support for families, and enhancing care quality and effectiveness.