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New Funding Focuses on Prevention

The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation awarded new funding to studies that focus on prevention.

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Top Five Highlights from AAIC 2018

The ADDF looks back at the 2018 Alzheimer's Association International Conference.

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Prevention: A Key to Conquering Alzheimer’s

Dr. Howard Fillit explains the importance of prevention to the ADDF's mission and our current efforts, including clinical trials. 

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Closing in on a Cure: Dr. Michela Gallagher and AGB101

Dr. Michela Gallagher of Agenebio is developing AGB101, which can potentially prevent mild cognitive impairment from progressing to Alzheimer's disease.

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Early-Stage Dementia Treatment Headed to Phase 3 Clinical Trial

ADDF-funded researchers are preparing for a phase 3 trial of what could become the first drug approved for mild cognitive impairment. 

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New Approach to Delay Alzheimer’s Dementia Onset to Be Tested in Phase-3 Clinical Trial

The ADDF announced today a grant to AgeneBio in support of an FDA-registered Phase 3 clinical trial of AGB101, a new therapeutic treatment for amnestic mild cognitive impairment.

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Alzheimer’s Versus Normal Cognitive Aging

The widespread misconception that Alzheimer's disease is a typical part of aging has serious ramifications for people's health and research into a cure.