NBC Nightly News (7/29/08) Dr. Rudy Tanzi highlighted in feature on Alzheimer's latest treatments
Cure Alzheimer's Fund's Dr. Rudy Tanzi is featured in a story on the latest Alzheimer's drug treatments from the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease in Chicago. |
Tanzi to be Guest Editor in Neurotherapeutics issue on "Novel Therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease"
Cure Alzheimer's Fund's Dr. Rudy Tanzi will be a guest editor in Neurotherapeutics July issue, devoted to "Novel Therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease" |
Los Angeles Times, "Zeroing in on Alzheimer's" (6/8/08) op-ed quotes Cure Alzheimer's Fund's Dr. Rudy Tanzi
Opinion piece by author and Middlebury scholar Sue Halpern discusses that the year's of Alzheimer's research may be paying dividends with new treatments that will stave off the disease. |
Healthexperiment.com "Flavonoids May Help Treat Alzheimer's" (5/21/08) features Cure Alzheimer's Fund's Dr. Sam Gandy cautioning this new finding
Cure Alzheimer's Fund Research Consortium Member Sam Gandy Cautions That the Path from Mouse Cures to Human Cures May Be a Tough Path Indeed. |
Agence France Presse "Terminal Alzheimer's victim pleads for US research funds" (5/16/08) features Cure Alzheimer's Fund's Dr. Rudy Tanzi testifying before Senate
Cure Alzheimer's Fund's Dr. Rudy Tanzi testifies before the Senate Select Committee on Aging on the latest progress of his fast track effort to map the genes for Alzheimer's. |
UPI "Anesthetic/low oxygen Alzheimer's link" (4/28/08) features research by Cure Alzheimer's Fund Dr. Rudy Tanzi and colleagues
Article features research by the Fund's Dr. Rudy Tanzi and colleagues showing how an anesthetic and low oxygen during surgery have been linked to a build-up of amyloid-beta proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease. |
Disabilityhappens.com "Anesthesia with low oxygen levels linked to Alzheimer's protein" (4/29/08) features research funded by Cure Alzheimer's Fund
Research funded by the Cure Alzheimer's Fund and lead by the Fund's researchers found anesthesia with low oxygen levels is linked to an increase Alzheimer's proteins. The findings were published in the Journal of Neuroscience. |
KGWN CBS-TV (Fort Collins, CO) Girls Volleyball Team Raises Money for Good Cause
A girl’s volleyball team at Boltz Junior High School in Colorado has been raising money to help Alan Arnette reach his goal of $100,000, not only to battle Mt. Everest but Alzheimer’s disease by raising money for the Cure Alzheimer's Fund |
Agence France Presse "Researchers zero in on Alzheimer's plaque origin" (4/9/08) features research by Cure Alzheimer's Fund's Dr. David Holtzman
Cure Alzheimer's Fund's Dr. David Holtzman was part of a team of researchers who have found that a key ingredient for the formation of Alzheimer's plaques is produce by a brain cell activity. |
"Brits Make Alzheimer's a Medical Priority" (03/28/08)
In Britain Alzheimer's Disease has moved up the list for the UK public's top concerns on health care spending according to a new survey by National Health Service. |
ABC World News "Alzheimer's Disease Booming" (3/18/08) features Cure Alzheimer's Fund's Dr. Sangram Sisodia
An ABC World News story on a new study lead by Cure Alzheimer's Fund Researcher Consortium member Dr. Sangram Sisodia on the impact of exercise and Alzheimer's. Dr. Sisodia and his team of researchers bred mice to develop plaques in their brains a |
NECN "Alzheimer's Risk Doubles if Both Parents Have Disease" (3/11/08) Dr. Rudy Tanzi
Cure Alzheimer's Fund's Dr. Rudy Tanzi is featured in a story on NECN about the risk of developing Alzheimer's if both of parents have the disease. |
Cnnmoney.com "Promising New Alzheimer's Drug Discovery" (2/26/08)
A new drug has been found to have positive results in combating the functional damage to the brain in early stage Alzheimer’s disease patients. PBT2 was developed by Prana Biotechnology Limited, co-founded by Cure Alzheimer's Fund's Dr. Rudy Tanzi. |
PBS "The Aging Brain" (7/27/07) Dr. Rudy Tanzi
Cure Alzheimer's Fund's Dr. Rudy Tanzi is featured on the PBS special
"The Aging Brain" discussing how aging affects the brain's memory and
the difference between normal memory loss and potential dementia. |
Medical News Today (6/10/07) How Stroke And Head Injury Can Increase Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease, Outlined By Study
Cure Alzheimer Fund's Dr. Rudolph Tanzi and Giuseppina Tesco have discovered key details of how stroke or traumatic brain injury can trigger Alzheimer's disease (AD) by enhancing formation of brain-clogging amyloid plaques. |
WQED OnQ Magazine (6/5/07) Cure Alzheimer's Fund
Only one nonprofit organization has the sole mission of funding research for a cure for Alzheimer's Disease. OnQ's Michael Bartley reports on the Cure Alzheimer's Fund, co-founded by a Pittsburgh couple. |
Boston Globe (2/12/07): Does anesthesia lead to Alzheimer's?
More than half of all elderly hospitalized patients suffer severe confusion. Many ultimately decline into dementia and possibly Alzheimer's. Are there common triggers to both?
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The Scientist (2/7/07): Flat NIH funding again in '08
President Bush's budget fails to keep pace with inflation for fifth-straight year at NIH. |
MSNBC.com (1/16/07): Robert Bazell column on Significance of Alzheimer’s Gene Far from Clear
Robert Bazell, NBC Chief Sciences and Health Correspondent, offers a useful perspective on the significance of the SORL1 gene discovery and when and how research findings become newsworthy. |
The New York Times (1/15/07): Study Detects a Gene Linked to Alzheimer’s
A variant gene involved in Alzheimer’s disease has been detected through study of Dominican families living in Manhattan. |
Newsweek (1/14/07): Another Piece of the Puzzle
Researchers have linked a new gene to late-onset Alzheimer’s, the most common form of the disease. What the discovery means. |
BusinessWeek (1/8/07): Decoding Alzheimer's
After a century, promising treatments at last — and whispers of a cure. |
Newsweek (12/11/06): Peering into the future
Learn more about genetic testing and CAF's role in genetic research in this Newsweek article. |
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (11/20/06): Fund targets Alzheimer's
Article discusses the founding of the Cure Alzheimer's Fund, the founders of the Fund and the latest research on Alzheimer's. |
Wall Street Journal (11/17/06): Columnist Sharon Begley on Alzheimer's Research Makes Dramatic Shift to Widen Perspective
Learn about the latest developments in Alzheimer's research that have shifted and widened the direction of researchers' work on the disease. |
Harvard Crimson (11/7/06)$1M for Alzheimer’s Quest
Article discusses Cure Alzheimer's Fund awarding lead researcher Dr. Rudy Tanzi $1million for his researcg. |
Eureka Reporter (11/6/06): 100 Years of Alzheimer’s and a Candle
A op-ed on the 100 anniversary of the founding of Alzheimer's disease that mentions the Cure Alzheimer's Fund and quotes Dr. Tanzi on the importance of gene research to finding a cure. |
New England Cable News: The fight against Alzheimer's
Watch a recent TV interview with founders Jeffrey and Jacqueline Morby. |
Boston Globe (11/2/06): 3 families spark search for genes tied to Alzheimer's
Find out how the Cure Alzheimer's Fund was founded in a discussion with the founders. |