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Families demand end to Medicare waiting period for early-onset Alzheimer’s patients
This article was originally published in the Washington Examiner by Elaine Mallon Jason Raubach was diagnosed at 50 years old with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease — a diagnosis that affects nearly 200,000 Americans. He received the diagnosis in 2018, completely upending life for his family. His youngest child was just a freshman in high school. “It’s like somebody grabs you by […]
Jim Taylor: What my wife’s experience with Alzheimer’s has taught me
Posted on the Chicago Tribune on June 9, 2025. After several unexplained memory slips, there came a day when my wife, Geri, didn’t recognize her own face in the mirror. That’s when we knew it was time for her to get checked out. It was 2012, and Alzheimer’s was a feared diagnosis. At the time, […]
Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation Applauds FDA Authorization of the First Blood-Based Diagnostic Test for Assessing Alzheimer’s Disease
For immediate release: Contact: [email protected] Washington D.C., May 20, The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) applauds the FDA’s clearance of the first blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. Fujirebio’s Lumipulse G pTau217/ß-Amyloid 1-42 Plasma Ratio invitro diagnostic (IVD) represents the first blood-based test available to physicians and their patients for early detection of amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer’s—a critical […]
Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation Welcomes Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience to its Global Network
International non-profit expands research network to Hawaii to improve access to research opportunities Washington D.C., May. 13, 2025- Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation ® (GAP) announces the addition of Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience a leading private clinical research organization based in Honolulu, Hawaii, to its global network of over 100 best-in-class research sites. Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience addresses the […]
The Chicago Defender: Hundreds Attend Free Brain Health Day in Chicago to Combat Alzheimer’s Disparities
May 10, 2025 Chicago Bulls Guard Jahmir Young (left) Senator Mattie Hunter (middle) and Dr. Rany Aburashed, CEO of Neurogen Biomarking (right) rallied over 400 community members during a free Brain Health Day sponsored by Neurogen at Insight Hospital (Photo Provided). On Saturday, more than 400 community members participated in Capturing Memories: A Free Brain Health […]
Health Digest: This US County Has One Of The Highest Dementia Rates In The Country And The Reasons Are Heartbreaking
BY NANCY SCHIMELPFENING MAY 12, 2025 3:30 PM EST Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia that affects memory, thinking, and behavior severely enough to interfere with daily life. While certain treatments may slow its progression, there is currently no cure. (Here are some warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease you should never ignore.) According to The South […]
KRGV: Potential funding for dementia research could help areas like Starr County
In November, Texans will vote on whether to invest $3 billion into dementia research. Texas ranks third in the nation for rates of dementia. “It doesn’t just affect the patient, it affects the entire family,” El Faro Health and Therapeutics Primary Investigator Dr. James Falcon said. In Starr County, you don’t have to look very […]
New York Post: This Texas county has one of the highest dementia rates in the US — what’s behind it?
By Diana Bruk Published May 1, 2025, 3:10 p.m. A county in southern Texas, near the US-Mexico border, is suffering from a bit of an epidemic. Starr County has emerged as a national hot spot — not for tourism or industry, but for having one of the highest rates of dementia in the country. Roughly one in five seniors […]
Daily Mail EXCLUSIVE: Unassuming US town being gripped by DEMENTIA epidemic: ‘Everybody’s got it’
Published: 01:45 EDT, 1 May 2025 | Updated: 08:26 EDT, 1 May 2025 While it might appear like just another sleepy border town, Rio Grande City in southern Texas has a dark secret. The community of just over 15,000 residents has one of the highest dementia rates in America. One in four people here over the age of 65 have it compared to around […]
Pastor recognized for her volunteerism in Alzheimer’s research
BY SETH VOORHEES OSWEGO | spectrumlocalnews OWEGO, N.Y. — Nearly seven million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease, and according to the National Institutes of Health, the number could grow by 50% by 2060. It’s a stunning number, but researchers say they’re making great progress in understanding and preventing the disease, which affects memory, thinking and behavior. An author and […]