Hiking the Appalachian Trail on The Longest Day
Oakland resident Doug Bonacum began his Longest Day Trail Challenge hike on March 14, 2016. He’s been hiking north on...
Category: Research
Watch: 2016 Funded Researcher Carlos Rodriguez-Ortiz, Ph.D.
Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Ortiz of UC Merced was recently awarded a $150,000 research grant from the Alzheimer’s Association. Bill Fisher, CEO of the Northern California and Northern Nevada chapter, presented the check at the campus, along with a team of supporters and advocates. Dr. Rodriguez Ortiz is studying a molecule called miR181, which may be an important new factor in the cause of Alzheimer’s disease. In this video, he talks about his quest to find information that will lead to a cure.
New Bay Area Alzheimer’s Study Funded
A local study focusing on Alzheimer’s received major funding support this week. The study is conducted by the San Francisco...
So Long….
In September, with ambivalent feelings, I told our board that it was time for me to step away from my...
Advocacy Matters
Does advocacy matter? You bet it does! More than 33,000 advocates chapter-wide persistently emailed, tweeted, marched, called, and visited with...
Alzheimer’s Basics: The Importance of Sleep
Does poor sleep affect your risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease — or does having Alzheimer’s Disease affect how well you...
Benefits of a Dementia Friendly Community
by Cynthia Nakayama Our loved ones with dementia live in the moment. They know ‘how they feel’ even if they...
Advocacy Matters
The National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, which was mandated by the 2011 National Alzheimer’s Project Act, has a primary...
