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Syracuse Researchers Seek Volunteers for Free Brain Scan that Predicts Alzheimer’s
GAP-Net Site Clarity Clinical Research talks about their participation in GAP’s Bio-Hermes Study. Syracuse, N.Y. — A Syracuse research clinic is seeking volunteers for a brain scan that may help predict or diagnose Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms appear. Clarity Clinical Research is one of 10 clinics nationwide offering no cost Amyloid PET scans as part […]
They Have Alzheimer’s. This Clinical Trial May Be a Last Hope.
GAP President John Dwyer was quoted in a New York Times article along side three Alzheimer’s volunteer participants in the donanemab clinical trial by Lilly, a GAP partner. Despite the urgent need for treatments to slow or stop Alzheimer’s disease, finding patients for clinical trials has been difficult and frustrating. Patients are often older. Their […]
Bio-Hermes Clinical Trial Launches to Compare Biomarker Tests; Seeks Rapid, Less Expensive Diagnostics for Alzheimer’s Disease
Lilly, AbbVie, Merck, the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, and leading technology companies join the first platform study assessing various biomarker tests’ ability to predict the presence of Alzheimer’s Contact: Pamela Larkin – [email protected], 408-466-5952 Washington, DC (April 20, 2021) – Today, the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) announced eleven biopharma, technology, and nonprofit partners who […]
Inland Northwest Research Screens First Patient Worldwide for Study of Investigational Parkinson’s Disease Drug
GAP-Net site Inland Northwest Research LLC screened the first patient in the Roche PADOVA study for an investigational Parkinson’s disease drug. Spokane, Washington (April 12, 2021) – Inland Northwest Research, LLC screened the first patient worldwide for the Parkinson’s Disease PADOVA study. The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) is helping study sponsor Roche (SIX: ROG) […]
Statement to the FDA on Support for Aducanumab for Treatment of Early Stage AD
GAP President John Dwyer wrote to the FDA in support of the Aducanumab drug developed by Biogen. Dear Dr. Woodcock, On behalf of the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP) and millions of Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers across the nation, I urge the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve aducanumab for treatment of early stage […]
USF Awarded Five-Year, $44.4 Million NIH Grant to Test Whether Computerized Brain Training Reduces Dementia Risk
GAP-Net site USF Health has received a grant from the NIH to study a computerized brain training exercise, and if it can reduce the disk of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the University of South Florida (USF) total expected funds of $44.4 million over the next five […]
KU Alzheimer’s Disease Center Receives Over $1 Million for Research
GAP-Net Site KU ADC has received over $1.3 million to research how exercise supports the brain as humans age. TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – The University of Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Center has received over $1 million to research how exercise could prevent Alzheimer’s. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) says the University of Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Center has […]
KU Alzheimer’s Disease Center Using $4.3 Million NIH Grant to Power its Research and Dementia Care Efforts
GAP-Net site Kansas University ADC was granted $4.3 million from the NIH to elevate dementia care in Kansas communities. Dementia researchers are convinced the path to beating back the life-robbing disease goes directly through clinical trials fueled by research volunteers willing to join the battle. That’s why the experts at the University of Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease […]
Donanemab Confirms: Clearing Plaques Slows Decline—By a Bit
GAP President John Dwyer speaks about GAP’s participation in the original Trailblazer trial, and our goals for TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2. It has been clear for a while that anti-amyloid antibodies can sweep plaque from the brain, but until now the question of whether this slows cognitive decline has remained hotly contended. Despite some positive signals from […]
Can Changes in Driving Habits Predict Cognitive Decline in Older Adults?
GAP-Net site Knight ADRC at Washington University in St. Louis received two grants to determine whether driving changes can identify people with mild and very mild cognitive impairment, and maybe even identify people in the earliest stage of Alzheimer’s disease. Every day in the U.S. in 2018, motor vehicle crashes killed more than 20 people […]