Enhancing care and advancing research since 1980

The Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care and support and the largest private, nonprofit funder of Alzheimer research.

Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.

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Researchers are riding cross-country to raise awareness for the Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act and other legislation to make Alzheimer's a national priority. Show your support. Sign the petition.

Longtime Alzheimer advocate and First Lady of California Maria Shriver will once again bring awareness to Alzheimer's disease with the inaugural Maria Shriver's March on Alzheimer's.

Visit our new alz.org Research Center to learn the latest in prevention
and treatment.

Learn why it's important to seek an early diagnosis.

Know the 10 signs of Alzheimer's and what to do next.

Tips and strategies to care for a loved one with dementia and for yourself.

Learn how Alzheimer's affects the brain.

Early-onset Alzheimer's added to Social Security's Administration's "Compassionate Allowance." Individuals to receive faster processing of claims. Learn more about eligibility and how to apply for this benefit.

2010 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures

Research is key to a future without Alzheimer's. Momentum continues to build as researchers look for new treatments and prevention strategies.

Prevention|New Treatments|Clinical Trials|Grants|AAICAD|Journal

You can help change the future of Alzheimer's. Researchers are cycling across country to collect signatures asking Congress to make Alzheimer's a priority. Make the message
stronger by adding your voice.

"This is what it takes...for all of us to speak loud enough to be heard by Congress." - Mica C, one of the thousands of supporters of the petition