CEO reflects on 24 years with the Alzheimer’s Association
This month marks my 24th year with the Alzheimer’s Association – I have been with the organization for 24 of...
UPDATED ACTION ALERT: Contact your CA legislator and urge them to protect Alzheimer families!
How does CA Governor Jerry Brown’s budget affect Alzheimer families? Governor Brown’s proposal for the 2011-12 California state budget includes...
NEW REPORT – Generation Alzheimer’s: The Defining Disease of the Baby Boomers
This year, the first baby boomers turn 65, entering into is the greatest risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. This report...
FDA conditionally recommends approval for amyloid imaging technology
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel last week said that florbetapir (Amyvid), a radioactive dye proposed for...
An Early Diagnosis for Alzheimer’s?
Alzheimer’s Association funded scientist Dr. Kristine Yaffe has found a blood test that helped predict cognitive decline in a study...
Over the holidays, the little caregiver who could cries “Uncle!”
Holidays are normally a bit stressful and an illness can crank up the stress levels. That’s what happened to us...
A BIG thank you: Many successes for Alzheimer families in 2010
As we begin 2011, we at the Alzheimer’s Association would like to acknowledge and celebrate just a few of the...
Rethinking communication in a world changed by technology – and Alzheimer’s
I attended a staff in-service at the Alzheimer’s Association about utilizing social media for advancing our cause. I went only...
