A changing landscape: Alzheimer’s disease, research and the future of care

Ongoing international research led by Washington University investigators is changing the Alzheimer’s disease landscape from hopeless to hopeful.

$4 million grant expands major study to find Alzheimer’s prevention treatments

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a $4.3 million award from the Alzheimer’s Association to expand a major international clinical trial evaluating whether drugs can prevent Alzheimer’s disease in patients genetically predisposed to develop the devastating disease at a young age.