Alzheimer’s Research Foundation is proud to provide The University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville campus and the Teresa Macoluso Fund for Alzheimer’s Research a donation of $75,000.00 to provide vital resources for critical research. The funds will provide the physician-scientists with opportunities to advance treatment for Alzheimer’s and other dementia diseases that will benefit […]
Alzheimer's Cure
Alzheimer’s Mystery Solved: How Amyloid Beta Forms in Brain Nerve Cells
In a major breakthrough, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have discovered how amyloid beta — the neurotoxin believed to be at the root of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) — forms in axons and related structures that connect neurons in the brain, where it causes the most damage. Their findings, published in Cell Reports, could serve […]
Alzheimer’s Research Foundation Donation to McKnight Brain Institute
Alzheimer’s Research Foundation is proud to provide the McKnight Brain Institute at The University of Florida, Gainesville campus a donation of $50,000.00 made accessible to Dr Kennerth Heilman, program head and director. The funds are available to support the research the Fellows are doing to further understand Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias so as to […]
Chemicals found in prickly pear plant could delay symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease
2016 was a great year for Alzheimer’s research. While no true cure was found, many ways to stave off this dreaded disease were recognized, including the Mediterranean diet, wine, and certain exercises. Now not even one month into 2017 Dr. Neville Vassallo at the University of Malta School of Medicine and Surgery believes Brown Seaweed […]
In Honor of Nancy Morgan
A donation has been made to Alzheimer’s Research Foundation In Honor of Nancy Morgan