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$3.2 Million in New Funding Focused on Biomarkers and Moving Toward New Therapies

These recent investments reflect the ADDF's commitment to advancing tools for early detection, with an emphasis on exploring the different pathologies associated with aging.

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Combination Therapy: The Right Approach for Alzheimer’s

Learn why combination therapy holds such promise for treating Alzheimer's disease, and why Amylyx's drug is the first such therapy we are funding.

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Innovative Alzheimer’s Combination Therapy Trial Supported by New Joint Funding Initiative

We are jointly funding a new combination therapy clinical trial for Alzheimer’s disease to be conducted by Amylyx Pharmaceuticals.

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ADDF Invests $300,000 to Support Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Epigenetic Therapy

A new investment of $300,000 in Oryzon Genomics continues our support of its groundbreaking epigenetic drug ORY-2001.

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Closing in on a Cure: Oryzon Genomics and ORY-2001

Discover ORY-2001, a revolutionary epigenetic therapy for Alzheimer's disease being developed by Oryzon Genomics in Barcelona, Spain. 

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Top Five Alzheimer’s Advances in 2016

In 2016, we made great progress toward finding drugs to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s, as our top five advances demonstrate.

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Advancing Epigenetics: A New Approach to Treating Alzheimer’s Disease

Dr. Howard Fillit discusses epigenetic treatments, one of the newest and most promising areas of our portfolio. 

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Five New Grants Fund Promising Treatments & Biomarkers

The ADDF awarded five new grants in May and June 2016, totaling nearly $1.5 million.

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Ten New Grants Support Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery and Biomarker Development

The ADDF has awarded 10 new grants to researchers developing drugs for neurodegenerative diseases and biomarkers to detect their onset and progression.

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New Drug Targets Are Highlight of Alzheimer’s Conference

Presenters at our recent conference shared exciting progress on new Alzheimer's drug targets and biomarkers.