Bold Action by Congress Delivers Victory to Millions Living with Alzheimer's
This article originally appeared in Open Access Government.With a strong bipartisan vote in an otherwise partisan environment, the U.S. Congress just delivered a victory to millions of Americans...
Throughout the 2018 Midterm Election AIM and advocates made an impact by engaging candidates at campaign events, debates, the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's ® on social networks and...
During the 2016 election, a record 139 million Americans voted, but this record number represented just 55% of eligible voters. What's more, voter turnout is historically even lower during midterm...
Follow the Research, Pass the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act
With more than 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer's today, and the number projected to rise to nearly 14 million by 2050, it is imperative that as a nation we look for ways to change the...
Exciting Alzheimer's Research Presented in Chicago
Since Congress passed the National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA), Alzheimer's and dementia research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has quadrupled. These increases have enabled...
Across the country, state and local public health departments are taking action to fight to end Alzheimer's. One trusted resource they use is The Healthy Brain Initiative: The Public Health Road Map...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recently launched All of Us, a large research program. Part of the Precision Medicine Initiative the mission of All of Us is to speed up health research and...
BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act Reaches Critical Mass in U.S. Senate and House of Representatives
In recent months we've seen our share of successes in Congress. In March, both chambers passed a fiscal year 2018 spending bill which included a landmark $414 million in additional funding for...
Today, I had the pleasure to testify before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education and Related Agencies about the need to further...
Is 2018 the Tipping Point in the Fight Against Alzheimer's?
The 2018 midterms may be the most important election in the next decade. The entire U.S. House of Representatives, one third of the U.S. Senate and 36 gubernatorial seats are up in November. Democrats...