– Largest single year investment in research since the organization’s founding –
– In North Carolina, six grants have been awarded to advance research efforts –
The Alzheimer’s Association today announces a landmark $100 million investment into research initiatives in 2023. This unparalleled commitment stands as the largest single-year investment since the organization’s founding in 1980.
In 2023, the Alzheimer’s Association funded 271 scientific investigations from researchers at all career levels examining topics across the spectrum of dementia science. The Association’s global, cumulative impact on research now includes more than $360 million invested in over 1,000 active research projects in 53 countries, spanning six continents.
Nearly $400,000 has been awarded within the Tar Heel State this year as part of the historic one-year investment. Since 1993, the Association has invested a total of $91.1 million in research projects in North Carolina. Six grants in North Carolina have been awarded to advance research efforts in 2023. This includes research being conducted at Duke University, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Wake Forest University Health Sciences. Funded projects include work investigating how calcium movement inside cells change during Alzheimer’s (Wake Forest) and music stimulation for physical activity of older adults at risk of dementia (UNCG).
The support of the North Carolina community has made this possible.
“The only way we will achieve a world without Alzheimer’s is through research. This critical funding at research institutions in North Carolina gets us closer to breakthroughs in diagnosis, treatment and prevention, and is part of a broader Alzheimer’s Association effort to eliminate Alzheimer’s and all other dementia.”
Katherine L. Lambert, Alzheimer’s Association Regional Leader for the NC, SC, and GA Chapters
In addition to research grant funding, the Association’s investment in research supports a wide range of global leadership initiatives:
- Global scientific/medical conferences, including the field’s largest and most prestigious event: the annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® (AAIC). Nearly 11,000 scientists attended AAIC 2023 from 110 countries. Of the more than 3,000 scientific presentations from the conference, 117 presentations were from North Carolina-based researchers and investigators from: Duke University, East Carolina University, NC State University, North Carolina A&T University, several campuses of the University of North Carolina System, Wake Forest University and other research centers.
- Three influential peer-reviewed journals, including the flagship Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association.
- TrialMatch® — a free clinical studies matching service.
- The Alzheimer’s Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment (ISTAART) — an inclusive global network of more than 10,000 members representing over 120 countries.
Alzheimer’s is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. It kills more Americans than diabetes, and more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Alzheimer’s Association 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures. By 2050, the number of people with Alzheimer’s is projected to increase to nearly 13 million, barring the development of medical breakthroughs to prevent, slow or stop the disease. In North Carolina, there are 180,000 people living with Alzheimer’s, a number estimated to grow to as many as 210,000 by 2025.
Learn more about this research milestone, the Alzheimer’s Association’s research program and help continue the momentum at: alz.org/researchmomentum.
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