Press Releases
Two large consortia of researchers who published back-to-back papers in the April 3 issue of the scientific journal Nature Genetics have reported five new genes that are linked with a risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
Scientists supported by the American Health Assistance Foundation have discovered that increasing the amount of an immune system protein in the brains of mice engineered to show features of Alzheimer's disease (AD) can reduce the amount of beta-amyloid in plaques.
The Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations (Maryland Nonprofits) today recognized the American Health Assistance Foundation for achieving the requirements of its Standards of Excellence certification.
The American Health Assistance Foundation expresses our sympathies to the family and friends of Dr. Mark Smith. A former AHAF grantee, Smith was an eminent scientist who advanced research on Alzheimer's disease and the biology of aging, contributing to more than 800 studies in his field.
The American Health Assistance Foundation today announced the appointment of Melissa May as vice president for communications and marketing.
The American Health Assistance Foundation today announced a significant discovery in Alzheimer's disease research by one of its grantees, Paul Lombroso, whose efforts resulted in discovery of a new therapeutic drug target that may help protect against the loss of cognition seen in Alzheimer's disease patients.
The American Health Assistance Foundation today announced that one of its board members, renowned scientist Stanley B. Prusiner, M.D., received the President's National Medal of Science, the nation's highest honor for science and technology.
The American Health Assistance Foundation and Asbury Methodist Village are partnering to host a special community day on Wednesday, September 22 as part of Healthy Aging Month.
The American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) today announced a new partnership with BioMed Central’s open access journal, Molecular Neurodegeneration (MN) in which MN will be the official journal of AHAF. The open access publishing model provides articles for free to the general public as well as scientists, clinicians and other healthcare practitioners.
American Health Assistance Foundation-Funded Researcher Named Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
Read about Dr. Lieberman's study funded by National Glaucoma Research.