Alzheimer's
GAP’s 2026 Q1 Highlights
Colleagues, Trusted Partners, & Friends, We want to share a brief update on how Q1 of 2026 unfolded for the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP) and the significant work anticipated ahead. In January, our work received global coverage as the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) spotlighted the Bio-Hermes-002 (BH2) study in a story about a finger prick blood test […]
Axiom Brain Health’s Dr. Susan Steen to be Honored at Inspire, Imagine, and Hope Gala on Friday
Tampa, FL, Mar 25, 2026— Axiom Brain Health (Axiom) is pleased to announce Dr. Susan Steen will be honored by the Alzheimer’s Association – Florida Gulf Coast Chapter at the Inspire, Imagine, and Hope Gala on Friday, March 27, 2026, at The Gathering @ Armature Works in Tampa. “I am delighted to receive this honor from the […]
Knowridge: A simple blood test could reveal Alzheimer’s early
By Knowridge -March 25, 2026Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common causes of memory loss in older adults. It slowly affects the brain, making it harder for people to remember things, think clearly, and carry out daily activities. As the global population ages, more and more families are facing the challenges of this condition. Because of […]
Exceptional Clinical Trial Volunteers Presented National Citizen Scientist Awards for Research Efforts
The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation’s® (GAP) 2025 Citizen Scientist Award® recipients announced in Las Vegas WASHINGTON, DC (Feb. 27, 2026) — Today, the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP) proudly announced the 2025 National Citizen Scientist Awards® elevated honorees. GAP’s Citizen Scientist Awards (CSA) acknowledge the contributions of individuals who make a difference by volunteering in clinical trials for neurodegenerative diseases. This year’s award […]
Global Healthcare Magazine: Building Healthcare Companies With Purpose and Precision
Long before Alzheimer’s disease became a global crisis, it was already shaping quiet, devastating stories inside individual families. Science was fragmented. Treatments were elusive. And for decades, progress moved more slowly than anyone anticipated. For entrepreneurs working in healthcare, the challenge was not just scientific. It was structural. How do you build companies that can […]
Archynewsy: Alzheimer’s Research Advances: Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation Conference in Las Vegas
Las Vegas is set to host a significant gathering of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease research leaders this week, as the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP) convenes its annual conference from February 25th through February 27th at the Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa. The event will bring together nearly 250 representatives from over 100 clinical […]
Medical Product Outsourcing: Could a Finger Prick Blood Test Help Diagnose Alzheimer’s?
The disease currently is diagnosed using expensive scans and lumbar punctures or spinal taps. February 18, 2026 By: Michael Barbella Managing Editor Alzheimer’s disease detection could be quite literally at our fingertips. A major international research project is underway at the U.K. Dementia Research Institute (DRI) to test whether a finger prick-style blood test could be […]
Providence Journal: Could a blood test detect Alzheimer’srisk? A RI company wants to know.
Diagnosing the disease can be expensive, invasive and complicated. Research in RI could help speed up the process Feb. 5, 2026, 5:04 a.m. ETEAST PROVIDENCE – Alzheimer’s, a neurodegenerative disease, is the primary cause of dementia in the United States. In Rhode Island, more than one in 10 adults over age 65 – about 22,000 […]
Nature: Blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease could reshape research and care
This Nature article highlights how blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease stand to have the potential to transform diagnostics, and how new treatments and therapies are developed. There is mention of how Bio-Hermes-001, and Bio-Hermes-002, use head-to-head comparisons of blood-based biomarkers and digital tests to explore which combinations of blood-based biomarkers perform best across different populations and […]
GAP Statement on “Interchangeability of blood-based biomarkers and PET to identify Alzheimer’s disease pathology”
“Changes in memory and cognitive health can start decades before symptoms appear. That’s why early diagnosis and intervention are crucial to slowing impact. A new paper co-authored by GAP with our partners at Eli Lilly and Company, “Interchangeability of blood-based biomarkers and PET to identify Alzheimer’s disease Pathology” published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia shows that blood biomarkers (P-tau 217 and Precivity AD) have high agreement with […]