Blood test for Alzheimer’s highly accurate in large, international study
On Feb. 22, 2022, Washington University in St. Louis announced that a blood test developed at the University’s…
NIH unveiled new online tool to improve Alzheimer’s clinical trials recruitment
On Jul. 29, 2021, the National Institutes of Health announced it had launched a new online research tool…
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Eisai and Biogen announced FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Lecanemab for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
On Jun. 23, 2021, Biogen and Eisai announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted…
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FDA granted accelerated approval for ADUHELM as the first and only Alzheimer’s disease treatment
On Jun. 7, 2021, Biogen and Eisai announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted…
McGill University researchers led by Bratislav Misic announced a direct link between gene expression and higher brain function
On Mar. 25, 2021, McGill University researchers led by Bratislav Misic announced a direct link between gene expression…
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NIH invested in next iteration of public-private partnership to advance precision medicine for Alzheimer’s disease
On Mar. 2, 2021, the NIH announced it had launched the next version of the Accelerating Medicines Partnership…
Racial differences in Alzheimer’s research focus of $15 million grant
On Oct. 12, 2020, the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced a $14.6 million grant…
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NIH augmented large scale study of Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers
On Sept. 14, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it had added funding for more…
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Seattle researchers teamed up to build hi-res brain map of Alzheimer’s disease
On Jun. 25, 2020, the Allen Institute announced a new a new $40.5 million collaborative research center in…
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OHSU received more than $11 million to continue brain, cognitive development research
On Apr. 17, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced nearly $290 million of new funding for…
Alzheimer’s trial screening data links high amyloid levels with early stage disease
On Apr. 6, 2020, the first published data from the Anti-Amyloid Treatment in Asymptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease (A4) study…
Research on brain structure highlighted cells linked to Alzheimer’s and autism
On Mar. 16, 2020, new insights into the architecture of the brain were revealed by scientists at the…
Emory Selected to lead international drug discovery center for Alzheimer’s
On Oct 1, 2019, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) announced it had awarded approximately $37 million over…
Penn researcher Virginia MY Lee, PhD, received $3 million Breakthrough Prize
On Sept. 5, 2019, Penn Professor Virginia M.Y. Lee, PhD received the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, in…
A UCLA-led research team identified genetic processes involved in the neurodegeneration that occurs in dementiaﾠ
On Dec 3, 2018, a University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) led research team announced they had identified…
Emory renamed its Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center the Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
On Aug. 24, 2018, Emory Universityﾒs Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center was renamed the Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center,…
$20 million gift created research center on longevity and aging at University of Southern California
On May 9, 2018, a new center dedicated to research on longevity and healthy aging was established at…
Canada Foundation awarded $6 million for Innovation Metabolomics Innovation Centre at the University of Alberta
On Jan. 9, 2017, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) awarded $6 million for Canada’s national metabolomics laboratory,…
The Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience at Caltech was founded
In 2016, the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience at Caltech was founded with a $1 billion…
The Kavli Foundation awarded $20 million to establish the Kavli Neural Systems Institute at The University of California, San Francisco
On Oct. 1, 2015, The Kavli Foundation announced a $20 million award to establish the Institute for Fundamental…
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Keck School of Medicine of USC established USC Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute
On Jun. 26, 2015, The Keck School of Medicine announced it had established the University of Southern California…
UT Southwestern established the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute
On May 14, 2015, the University of Texas System Board of Regents approved the establishment of the Peter…
Canadian diamond pioneer Charles Fipke donated $9.1 million for Alzheimer’s research at UBC
On Sept. 30, 2014, Canadian diamond pioneer Charles Fipke donated $9.1 million for Alzheimer’s research at the University…
Top U.S. research institutions announced major neuroscience collaboration
On Aug. 4, 2014, the Allen Institute for Brain Science, California Institute of Technology, New York University School…
Stanford Medicine researchers found that a gene variant puts women at higher risk of Alzheimer’s than it does men
On Apr. 14, 2014, Stanford Medicine researchers announced a study that found a gene variant puts women at…
Largest international study of Alzheimer’s genes was published
On Oct. 28, 2013, Columbia University Medical Center announced publication of a Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals that identified…
Roskamp Institute selected for funding by European Commission for a large-scale clinical trial on Nilvadipine
On May 25, 2011, the Roskamp Institute and an international research consortium led by Trinity College Dublin, were…
First international collaboration on Alzheimer’s disease genetics was launched
On Jan. 31, 2011, the first international collaboration on Alzheimer’s disease genetics was launched. The International Genomics of…
The Roskamp Institute became a not-for-profit organization
In 2010, the Roskamp Foundation’s governing board announced that the Roskamp Institute had changed status from a private…
The Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network was Established
On Sept. 15, 2008, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) launched the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network (DIAN) to…