News & Highlights
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New Alzheimer’s Prevention Registry recruiting 250,000 volunteers
March 28, 2013
People who have been touched by Alzheimer’s—in a parent, partner, grandparent, or friend—know the challenges and sadness of this... -
"Connecting to Combat Alzheimer's" project wins HHSinnovates awards
March 25, 2013
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) were thrilled to receive the coveted HHSinnovates Program... -
Registration open for Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias Workshop
March 19, 2013
Please join leading neuroscientists, physicians, and other experts to discuss research on Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias at the National... -
Join NIA to honor Dr. Robert Butler with May 8 memorial lecture
March 15, 2013
Dr. Robert Butler, former NIA Director Please join us as Dr. Ronald C. Petersen, a leading expert in the field of... -
Analysis finds gene variants associated with Alzheimer’s amyloid deposition
March 5, 2013
NIA-supported researchers combined images of the brains of older people with Alzheimer’s or at risk for the disease with their genetic data to... -
Vote by March 8 to raise awareness of Alzheimer's collaboration!
February 26, 2013
“Connecting to Combat Alzheimer’s,” a collaborative effort of NIA and the Administration on Community Living (ACL), is competing to... -
Increasing enrollment in Alzheimer’s disease, other clinical trials
January 31, 2013
The goals of the new National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease include increasing recruitment into clinical trials for Alzheimer’s and... -
National effort against Alzheimer’s ramps up
January 31, 2013
The National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA) legislation passed in 2011 is galvanizing U.S. efforts to combat Alzheimer’s and related... -
Latest NIH Alzheimer’s research progress report available
January 14, 2013
A new online report from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) highlights recent progress in NIH-supported Alzheimer’s disease research.... -
NIH-supported Alzheimer’s studies to focus on innovative treatments
January 14, 2013
With new research funding from the National Institutes of Health, the nation’s premier Alzheimer’s disease study network will undertake... -
Recruiting patients for Alzheimer’s clinical trials
December 15, 2012
By Neil S. Buckholtz, PhD, Director, Division of Neuroscience, NIA Geriatricians are on the front lines of treating people with Alzheimer’s... -
NIA researchers find protein PGC-1alpha may play important role in brain health
December 12, 2012
The human brain is made up of tens of billions of neurons, brain cells that act as information messengers, transmitting and receiving chemical and... -
NIH-supported international teams identify rare Alzheimer’s disease risk gene variant
November 15, 2012
Two international teams of researchers, with NIH scientists and support, have separately identified a rare variation in the TREM2 gene as a moderate... -
New database aims to capture international Alzheimer’s disease research efforts
October 10, 2012
NIH, Alzheimer’s Association invite research funders to participate A new, publicly available database is seeking to capture the full... -
Dr. Neil Buckholtz named head of Division of Neuroscience
October 2, 2012
The National Institute on Aging is pleased to announce that Neil Buckholtz, Ph.D., has been appointed as the new Director of the Division of... -
Risk gene for Alzheimer’s disease associated with lower brain amyloid
October 1, 2012
Researchers investigating a known gene risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease discovered it is associated with lower levels of beta amyloid—... -
Investigators create “brain map” of key epigenetic processes
August 14, 2012
Epigenetics, the study of how the environment modifies the way the human gene is expressed, is an emerging frontier in science. Diet and exposure to... -
New online tip sheets for Alzheimer’s caregivers
August 7, 2012
Every day can bring a new change or challenge for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Now, practical information and advice is at... -
New, improved Alzheimer's clinical trials finder launched
August 7, 2012
An updated service from the Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) is making it easier than ever for people to find clinical... -
Register now for "Unveiling the NIH Toolbox" meeting, Sept 10-11
July 25, 2012
Registration is now open for “Unveiling the NIH Toolbox,” a free scientific conference to be held September 10-11 in Bethesda, Maryland. The meeting...
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