Quarterly Report: 4th Quarter 2009
Thursday, 10 December 2009 12:19
Letter from the Founders: Why You Should Care About Alzheimer's
Currently, for every dollar spent on Alzheimer's care, only a penny is spent working toward a cure. This is a bad equation for a disease that is estimated will cost well more than $100 billion in care (Medicare and Medicaid alone) in 2009.
Cure Alzheimer's Fund focuses on research that is speed-driven, results-oriented and innovative to stop a disease that will strike half of us older than age 85. More than 2,000 of you have joined us in making investments that enjoy a significant track record of success. We hope you'll join with us to find the cure.
Leveraging Donations is Working: Rob Moir and Guiseppina Tesco Awarded Prestigious Research Project Grants as a Result of Cure Alzheimer's Fund Start-Up Funding
A big win by Cure Alzheimer's Fund has come by investing small amounts of money in what some deem as more risky research. These research ideas often are more innovative and therefore not appealing to traditional funding sources.
However, Cure Alzheimer's Fund's entrepreneurial approach and ability to nimbly provide funding in an efficient manner allow us to pursue this potentially groundbreaking work. And it's paying off.
Roberto Malinow Joins Research Consortium
Dr. Malinow's research is directed toward understanding how the brain forms and stores memories. His laboratory examines how neuronal activity controls the strength of communication between neurons, at sites called synpases.
Study Shows Sleep Loss Linked to Increase in Alzheimer's Plaques
Chronic sleep deprivation in mice with Alzheimer's disease-type changes makes Alzheimer's brain plaques appear earli er and more often, researchers led by Cure Alzheimer's Fund's Dr. David M. Hol tzman at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reported in Science Express. The study was funded in part by Cure Alzheimer's Fund.
Cure Alzheimer's Fund Founder Jacqui Morby Named Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania
Gov. Edward G. Rendell and First Lady Judge Marjorie O. Rendell recognized the accomplishments of eight Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania and praised their contributions to a variety of fields. One of Cure Alzheimer's Fund's founders, Jacqui Morby, was among the eight honorees.
Running 4 Answers to Raise Money for Cure Alzheimer's Fund - Join the Race on April 10, 2010!
"Running 4 Answers" is a 4-mile race planned for April 10, 2010 that will run through scenic Roseland and Essex Fells, NJ. All profits from this inaugural race will benefit Cure Alzheimer's to support research into the causes of Alzheimer's Disease. The title symbolizes both a growing population's need for answers and the sadness that surrounds friends and family who are left without answers from loved ones who suffer from this devastating illness.
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