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Alzheimer’s

Allen Institute’s big new bet: $400M effort aims to go from mapping the brain to treating disease

The Allen Institute is launching a $400 million initiative, the Brain Health Accelerator, to develop gene therapies for neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, and ALS. It marks the first time the Seattle research organization, founded by Paul Allen in 2003, has made treating disease its goal. Read More

Bill Gates-backed AI competition offers $1M to accelerate Alzheimer’s research

A $1 million global competition that aims to accelerate Alzheimer’s disease research using AI launched today with support from Bill… Read More

New study for early detection of Alzheimer’s shows promising results

A new test for the early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease — potentially even before symptoms are present — show that… Read More

Biotech startup developing tests and treatments for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease raises $52.9M

University of Washington spinout AltPep, which is developing tests and treatments for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, completed a $52.9 million… Read More

Healthy vs. Alzheimer's brain

Allen Institute will host $40.5M brain research center to map the effects of Alzheimer’s disease

A $40.5 million collaborative research center headquartered at Seattle’s Allen Institute aims to create high-resolution maps of brains ravaged by… Read More

University of Washington joins $106M ‘Weill Neurohub’ effort to fight brain diseases

The University of Washington, UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco are launching a research network aimed at finding new treatments… Read More

Univ. of Washington gets $50M gift to create brain health institute

The University of Washington is putting a $50 million philanthropic donation toward a new institute that will research and develop… Read More

Genomics pioneer Lee Hood launches new institute to fight Alzheimer’s with data and wellness

If you want a glimpse at medicine’s track record against Alzheimer’s, look no further than the numbers: Pharmaceutical companies have… Read More

To fight Alzheimer’s disease, Univ. of Washington researchers target plaque-causing proteins

Researchers at the University of Washington have created a molecule that aims to stop the formation of protein clusters thought… Read More

Bill Gates, Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos fund research to find a better Alzheimer’s diagnosis

The richest people in the world are putting some of their fortunes toward finding a better way to diagnose Alzheimer’s… Read More

Rusty Gage and Carol Marchetto

American Heart Association and Allen Institute select teams for brain campaign

Medical researchers know all about the blood-brain barrier, but Seattle’s Allen Institute and the American Heart Association have selected three… Read More

TLDR on location: Prime Day breaks record, Bill Gates invests in Alzheimer’s initiative, Wanderlust Society

Today’s featured stories Prime Day tops 100M products sold, becomes ‘biggest shopping event in Amazon history,’ despite glitches Investors including… Read More

Investors including Bill Gates put $30M towards Alzheimer’s ‘venture philanthropy’ initiative

Alzheimer’s disease is both common and devastating. A predicted 14 million Americans will have the disease by 2050 and it… Read More

Working Geek: M3 Biotechnology CEO Leen Kawas on shifting from academia to startups

What do babies and startups have in common? “When you think everything is perfect, the next day something happens,” said… Read More

Arivale, ISB look to reverse early Alzheimer’s with data-driven lifestyle coaching

The Institute for Systems Biology is taking a swing at one of the most widespread and puzzling diseases in the… Read More

M3 Biotechnology raises $15.2M, launches clinical trial for drug that could reverse Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s remains one of the biggest puzzles in the medical world. It’s a devastating disease that impacts millions of people… Read More

UW Alzheimer’s research group gets $6M boost from Ellison Family Foundation

The University of Washington’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center received a $6 million donation from the Ellison Foundation to boost its efforts… Read More

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