Alzheimer's Disease
Most of us have been touched by Alzheimer’s disease in one way or another. The burden of this disease is growing, but organizations like the Alliance for Aging Research and people like you are working to slow and even stop Alzheimer’s.Search our recent publications and resources listed below to learn more about this disease, and to find tools that can help you care for a loved one (while taking care of yourself, too). If you are interested in joining the fight to eliminate Alzheimer’s, visit www.act-ad.org.
Visit the Alzheimer's Disease Corner to learn more about Alzheimer's and the resources offered by the Alliance.
Related Publications
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Press ReleaseAlliance Releases Latest Volume of The Silver Book®
November 2009
Related topics: Alzheimer's Disease Health Medical Innovation Parkinson's Disease Policy ResearchIn order to promote pro-innovation policies, the Alliance for Aging Research released a new volume of The Silver Book®: Chronic Disease and Medical Innovation in an Aging Nation. This latest addition to The Silver Book® series paints a comprehensive picture of the burden of neurological disease—with a focus on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases—the two most common neurological diseases in the United States. -
Brochure, ReportThe Silver Book: Chronic Disease and Medical Innovation--Neurological Disease
November 2009
Related topics: Aging Research Alzheimer's Disease Caregiving Health Parkinson's Disease ResearchThe first volume of The Silver Book was launched in 2006 and has quickly become a trusted resource for health policy practitioners. The Silver Book®: Neurological Disease is the latest volume in this important collection. Each section in the volume includes charts, statistics, and key findings that together paint a comprehensive picture of the burden of neurological disease, focusing on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, and the tremendous potential of innovation. Much of the data focuses on the older population. -
Alliance ViewsBattling Health Disparities: Closing the Gaps
Summer 2009
Related topics: Alzheimer's Disease Caregiving Health Osteoporosis Quality of Care Women's HealthThanks to enormous advances in public health and exciting breakthroughs in medical innovation, over the past century Americans have seen dramatic gains in health and longevity. The United States currently spends more on health care than any other nation and for most people, this means access to one of the best health care systems in the world. Unfortunately, it doesn’t benefit all people equally and the reality is that most minorities have less access to care, fewer options for prevention and treatment, and higher rates of disease and illness.
