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    Senate Appropriations Committee Approves $100 Million Increase for Alzheimer’s Research

    This would increase Alzheimer's and dementia research funding at the National Institutes of Health for the 2026 fiscal year. If signed into law, it would bring total annual funding to $3.9 billion. 
    July 31, 2025
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    Alzheimer’s Association Releases 2025 Health Equity Impact Report

    The biennial report highlights the Association’s wide-ranging work in engaging diverse communities in reducing health disparities and achieving health equity.
     
    July 31, 2025
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    Research Advances from the 2025 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference

    New research results reported at AAIC 2025 are advancing what we know about risk, diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
    July 31, 2025
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    SNAP Benefits Linked to Slower Cognitive Decline, 10-Year Study Finds

    Participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) may help protect against age-related cognitive decline, suggests national study.
    July 30, 2025
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    Alzheimer’s Association Releases Its First Clinical Practice Guideline for Blood-Based Biomarker Tests

    The Alzheimer’s Association released its first clinical practice guideline on the use of blood-based biomarker tests at AAIC 2025 - a landmark step in diagnosis.
    July 29, 2025
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    U.S. Pointer Study Shows Structured Lifestyle Program Targeting Multiple Risk Factors Improves Cognition in Older Adults at Risk of Cognitive Decline

    U.S. POINTER is the first large-scale clinical trial to show that healthy lifestyle behaviors targeting multiple risk factors can protect cognitive function.
    July 28, 2025

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    Speaker Bios

    Maria C. Carrillo, Ph.D.

    Chief Science Officer and Medical Affairs Lead, Alzheimer’s Association

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    Robert Egge

    Chief Public Policy Officer, Alzheimer’s Association and President, Alzheimer's Impact Movement

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    Heather M. Snyder, Ph.D.

    Senior Vice President, Medical & Scientific Operations

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