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GAP Applauds New Women’s Health Research
We applaud First Lady Jill Biden and the White House Gender Policy Council on the first ever initiative on Women’s Health Research, with a focus on ‘engaging the scientific, private sector, and philanthropic communities’. GAP is committed to ensuring that clinical research includes all people, and that includes ensuring that women are equally represented. We […]
Free health screenings for National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
POSTED ON NOVEMBER 10, 2023 by WMNF BY COLLEEN COLE More than 580,000 individuals in Florida are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease. Next Thursday, individuals 50 years and older are going to be provided free health screenings in recognition of National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month at a Senior Brain Health Expo. According to a press release from […]
GAP Congratulates New Director of National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Today, the US Senate confirmed President Biden’s nominee for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director, Monica Bertagnolli, MD, who will lead the country’s top medical research institute. “We are thrilled that the US Senate has confirmed Dr. Monica Bertagnolli as the new Director of the NIH, as she is an esteemed leader with an impressive career […]
Couple gets involved in Florida Alzheimer’s research trials
His wife, Joann, is a retired nurse and also knew that research was going to be the way forward for them and for future generations. To find out about studies near you, go to K2Med.com or Fastertrials.org to find sites around the US.
IXICO to Present Data from GAP-Sponsored First-of-its-Kind Blood-based and Digital Biomarker Platform Study at the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) Conference
Washington D.C., Oct 23, 2023- Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation, (GAP) is pleased to share that new data from the ground-breaking blood-based and digital biomarker platform study, Bio-Hermes, will be shared by study partner Dr. Robin Wolz, of IXICO, at the 16th Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) conference. The data will be presented at Symposium […]
Free memory testing at Brain Matters Research in Delray Beach
‘Coming in and just answer some questions, and seeing if there’s something that needs to be investigated,’ By: Victor Jorges WPTV5 DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — A Palm Beach County research organization is helping people with their memory for free. Brain Matters Research in Delray Beach is hosting free memory screenings on Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 […]
Memory Machine drives into town to promote brain health awareness on Oct. 6
Brain Matters Research and Neuropsychiatric Research Center of Southwest Florida take Alzheimer’s Disease clinical research on the road By Staff | Oct 4, 2023 Brain Matters Research and Neuropsychiatric Research Center of Southwest Florida will be driving clinical research into the community as they introduce the Memory Machine to Fort Myers. The new Memory Machine will allow […]
People with Down syndrome deserve access to Alzheimer’s treatment
People with Down syndrome helped scientists pave the way for Alzheimer’s drugs but are now left out of the treatment. By Hampus Hillerstrom and Jo Ann Simons The clinical trials for new Alzheimer’s disease treatment drugs — which researchers believe will slow the course of the disease over time — offer hope to thousands of […]
Sarasota researchers host memory screening for Alzheimer’s
By Sydney RoellSARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (SNN) — In honor of Sept. 21 being World Alzheimer’s Day, a group of Sarasota researchers hosted a free bilingual memory screening. Intercoastal Medical Group Neurology and Research Clinic offered their free, confidential memory screening in English and Spanish on Thursday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Robert L. Taylor […]
A healthy diet may lower dementia risk — even if you start late
By Janet Lee – Washington Post Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. Doing puzzles, playing memory-boosting games, taking classes and reading are activities that we often turn to for help keeping our brains sharp. But research is showing that what you eat, how often you exercise and the type of exercise you do […]