Al Sharpton delivered the keynote address for the Black Health Care Coalition, speaking out against the health care of black people and specifically Alzheimer’s. Turning his attention to the upcoming 2020 election, Sharpton says “All of the candidates running for President of the United States have health plans and should be focusing to eliminate the […]
USAgainstAlzheimer’s chairman and co-founder George Vradenburg discusses the emotional and economic toll Alzheimer’s has on society as a whole and criticizes that lack of urgency by our political leaders in their willingness to address this health crisis. “The cost of dementia to the world today exceeds 1 percent of total global economic activity. In the […]
The Brain Health and Memory Center in the Neurological Institute at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center honored its Alzheimer’s clinical trials participants at a Citizen Scientist Awards ceremony in May. The UH Cleveland Medical Center is currently looking for additional trial participants. Read more from Mike Peticca in the Cleveland Plain Dealer here. […]
Two Alzheimer’s research participants from GAP-Net site Roper St. Francis Research and Innovation Center in Charleston, SC were honored as Citizen Scientists. Read more about the nominees’ stories in Vital Signs. […]
The Advocate Memory Center at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL recognized its inaugural Citizen Scientist Awards nominees and their care partners at a special awards ceremony. Read more in the Chicago Daily Herald here. […]
GAP-Net site Okanagan Clinical Trials in Kelowna, BC recognized three of its Citizen Scientist Awards nominees in a ceremony at the Okanagan Innovation Centre in downtown Kelowna. Read more about the nominees in the Kelowna Daily Courier. […]
A podcast discussing Alzheimer’s disease – research, risk prevention, and other related topics. Robert Herriman is joined by Phil Sabel, M.A., the Clinical Research Coordinator at GAP-Net site Axiom Clinical Research in Tampa. Click here to listen. […]
While Alzheimer’s is better understood today than in the past, no effective treatments for the disease have yet been found. One major challenge facing Alzheimer’s drug trials is finding participants. As GAP President John Dwyer says, “The biggest problem is that people are not aware of clinical trials. The fact is, the first person to […]
The Acti-v8 Your Brain initiative provides eight ways in which people can make positive lifestyle changes to improve their brain health. This article puts special focus on pillar #8 (participating in Alzheimer’s clinical trials). Read the full story here. […]
AzBusiness recognized Dr. Anna Burke as its 2019 Healthcare Innovator of the Year for her work in treating the behavioral and psychiatric disturbances that result from Alzheimer’s disease as well as her work building a community outreach program in the Phoenix area to teach people about brain health, Alzheimer’s, and clinical research. Dr. Burke is […]