NEW YORK (September 26, 2018)—Upon the passage of the fiscal year (FY) 2019 Health and Human Services (HHS) budget with an additional $425 million designated for Alzheimer’s disease research—bringing the federal funding to fight Alzheimer’s to a total of $2.34 billion—The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) issued the following statement from Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr., […]
Read MoreAugust 22, 2018 (New York, NY)—The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America applauds the National Football League and its Commissioner, Roger Goodell, on their efforts to improve player safety with the enforcement of the new helmet-hitting rule, particularly given the strong opposition on the field. For years, studies have shown a relationship between sports-related injuries—and more seriously, […]
Read MoreProceeds will support local families living with Alzheimer’s disease NEW YORK (August 16, 2018) —The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA), together with the Town of Babylon, will be hosting an “Alzheimer’s Walk in the Park” on Saturday, October 13th, from 10 am to 1 pm (rain date October 14th). The event will take […]
Read MoreNEW YORK (August 16, 2018)—The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) and Bluestone Physician Services announced that they will be offering complimentary memory screenings at this year’s Minnesota State Fair. AFA and Bluestone invite all to join them at the Fair and undergo a memory screening, which takes place from August 23 – September 3, […]
Read More23 Organizations in 15 States Receiving Grant Funds To Help Family Caregivers (July 10, 2018) — The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) announced that it has awarded $115,000 in grant funding to non-profit organizations to provide respite care services for families affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related illnesses. 23 organizations in 15 states received […]
Read MoreOrganization Will Receive $25,000 Grant to Create Intergenerational Sensory Garden for Individuals with Alzheimer’s and Young Children (July 5, 2018)— The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) announced that Thelma’s Place, an adult day center in Canby, Oregon, is the national winner of its 2018 Anne and Irving Brodsky Innovation Grant. Thelma’s Place won the national […]
Read More(July 2, 2018) — The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America recently awarded $30,000 in scholarships to 30 high school students from 25 states across the country who submitted essays for AFA’s annual Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship Essay Contest. AFA has awarded nearly $250,000 in college scholarships since the competition began in 2008. Thousands of college-bound […]
Read More(June 29, 2018)— The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a package that includes a $425 million increase in funding for Alzheimer’s disease research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in fiscal year (FY) 2019, potentially bringing federal investment in Alzheimer’s research to the level the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease says is needed to find a better treatment or cure for […]
Read More(May 31, 2018)—The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is awarding $206,184 over the next three years to Stony Brook Medicine to support an innovative Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging research project that will compare neurons from healthy controls and those with Alzheimer’s disease in an effort to improve drug development. By gaining a better understanding […]
Read More(April 26, 2018)- The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) and Kmart Pharmacy are continuing their strong collaboration in 2018, as Kmart will conduct free memory screenings at Kmart pharmacies nationwide during “Older Americans Month” in May. Working together, AFA and Kmart have enabled more than 20,000 people to be screened at Kmart pharmacies over the […]
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