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During Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month in June, we were excited to invite reporter Amy Paffrath to the Porsche Experience Center in Los Angeles to talk with Racing to End Alzheimer’s founder Phil Frengs about our mission and more. During the segment, which aired on Spectrum News 1 SoCal, Phil […]
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Phil Frengs — our intrepid founder — heads out across America for the third time in the fight against Alzheimer’s. This year’s On the Road Again III: The National Tour for a Cure for Alzheimer’s began with a trip over the Rockies and will continue across the US. Phil’s tour […]
Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease and the most common form of dementia, with the CDC detailing that 5.8 million Americans are diagnosed with the condition. Living with Alzheimer’s, and caring for those with the disease, is very difficult and stressful, especially if you are ill-prepared. It is important to stay well-informed of […]
Phil Frengs, the founder of Racing to End Alzheimer’s was featured in an interview with Authority Magazine as part of their thought leadership series. Here’s an excerpt. “What are 5 things a person should know before starting a nonprofit?” It’s mentally consuming. Once you get the idea, there […]
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There is another side to the FDA’s decision on Monday to approve a new Alzheimer’s medication. The cost. More than six million Americans with Alzheimer’s will be eligible to take the drug, which will be sold under the brand name Aduhelm and must be given as a monthly intravenous infusion. […]
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As soon as she noticed the small signs that her husband’s memory was slipping, Carolyn and John Perrygo were sitting in a doctor’s office, charting a path forward. “We weren’t going to put our head in the sand on this,” says Carolyn. More than a century after it was first […]
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What would you do if you knew how long you had until Alzheimer’s set in? Neuroscientists Matthew Walker and Joseph Winer have found a way to estimate, with some degree of accuracy, a time frame for when Alzheimer’s is most likely to strike in a person’s lifetime. “We have found […]
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MRI scans may detect early signs of brain damage caused by high blood pressure, say researchers. Damage that can potentially cause strokes that are suspected of contributing to Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Vascular risk factors are thought to be a primary cause of dementia — experts call […]
Jim Hatcher was an early supporter of Racing to End Alzheimer’s. Last season he wrote a poem that means so much to so many that we’ve decided to post it here so more of you can enjoy it. If you’ve been close to someone who’s been affected by Alzheimer’s — […]