Banner Alzheimer’s Institute receives $10 million in new research funding
Banner Alzheimer’s Institute has received $10 million in new research funding through the Alzheimer’s Association, in partnership with the GHR Foundation and Fidelity Biosciences Research Initiative. The new funding is in support of a groundbreaking Alzheimer’s disease prevention trial...
Read moreArizona Alzheimer’s Consortium Working Together To End Alzheimer’s Disease
Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium researchers, leaders from the Consortium’s member institutions, and Governor Doug Ducey discuss how they will make a real difference in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. . .
Read more“Solving the Alzheimer’s Mystery” in the Arizona Republic
The Arizona Republic recently featured a two-part series titled “Solving the Alzheimer’s Mystery.” Click here to read the full series on azcentral.com. IN COLOMBIA, WHERE FAMILIES WITH A GENETIC MUTATION ARE DOOMED TO FACE ALZHEIMER’S, A $100 MILLION DRUG TRIAL...
Read moreAlzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation’s 9th Annual Conference in San Diego March 2015
AD researchers may be interested to attend the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation’s 9th annual conference in San Diego on March 1-3, 2015: Drug Discovery for Neurodegeneration Conference: An Intensive Course on Translating Research into Drugs The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery...
Read more“Understanding Alzheimer’s” Featured In Living Well A-Z November 2014
The November 2014 edition of Living Well A-Z in the Arizona Republic features an article highlighting several Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium members. Click here to read the November 2014 Living Well A-Z (article starts on page 6). . .
Read moreTGen’s Mindcrowd Featured on STEM Journals on Sunday, September 21st
TGen’s online cognitive study MindCrowd will be featured on an upcoming episode of STEM Journals on Sunday, September 21st at 7pm on Cox 7 or 1007. MindCrowd is the first research project of its kind. Researchers hope that a million people worldwide will spend...
Read moreGenentech Neuroscientist to Speak at ASU About Advances in Alzheimer’s Drug Development
New discoveries that may increase the effectiveness of Alzheimer’s treatments will be the topic at a Discovery Series presentation at the Biodesign Institute at ASU on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. Genentech neuroscientist Ryan Watts, PhD, will discuss...
Read moreNew Funding Opportunity Alert — Department of Defense
The Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Alzheimer Research Program has new information available about research funding opportunities and its program goals for the future. This unique research program provides funding to address the long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury as they pertain to...
Read moreGift to University of Arizona’s McKnight Brain Institute Launches Matching Campaign
The University of Arizona has received a $5 million gift for its McKnight Brain Institute that challenges other philanthropists to match the amount to help support ongoing funding for neuroscience research. Click here to read the full article. ....
Read moreNIH Renews Funding of Banner Alzheimer’s Institute and Mayo Clinic Decades-Long Longitudinal Study of Earliest Alzheimer’s Disease Changes
Brain imaging study examines three levels of risk for Alzheimer’s disease Phoenix (August 6, 2014) – The National Institutes of Health (NIH) renewed funding for the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute (BAI) and Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, longitudinal study of the earliest...
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