In 2017, 16.1 million Americans provided unpaid care for people with Alzheimer's or other dementias. These caregivers provide an estimated 18.4 billion hours of care valued at over $232 billion...
New Biological Research Framework for Alzheimer's Released
The Alzheimer's Association and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) have published a new Research Framework that proposes shifting the definition of Alzheimer's disease for research use only. The...
FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Alzheimer's drug development
Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a new guidance document for how researchers can best approach drug development for early Alzheimer's disease. Specifically, the FDA is...
Dementia Care Practice Recommendations Presented on Capitol Hill
Yesterday, the Alzheimer's Association hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill to highlight the Association's 2018 Dementia Care Practice Recommendations. The recommendations are aimed at helping nursing...
Congress just voted to avert another government shutdown, keeping funding at fiscal year 2017 levels through March 23. While we are disappointed this means a further delay to increasing Alzheimer's...
While the federal government is in the middle of a shutdown, state governments across the country are beginning their legislative sessions. And, while it is often easy to think of the federal...
IDEAS Study Reaches Recruitment Goal, Demonstrates Value of PET Scans
A swift and accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer's has a huge impact on access to treatments and eligibility for research trials, plus much-needed support and information services. Yet this diagnosis is...
Addressing Alzheimer's through Public Health Interventions
As scientists continue research to identify a way to prevent, cure, or slow the progression of Alzheimer's, public health gives us the ability to intervene and improve the quality of life for those...
In 2016, more than 15 million family and friends provided 18.2 billion hours of unpaid care to individuals living with Alzheimer's, valued at over $230 billion. Last week, I had the opportunity to...
During November, we celebrated National Family Caregivers Month to honor the more than 15 million Americans caring for someone with Alzheimer's. November also marked National Alzheimer's Disease...