Alzheimer's Research Foundation, Fisher Center

Research into cause, care and cure of Alzheimer's, led by Nobel Prize laureate Paul Greengard. Your donations will bring us closer to a cure. Only 9% overhead.

How do you help people in my community?

The Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research at The Rockefeller University
A majority of our funding goes to the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research at The Rockefeller University under the direction of Nobel laureate Dr. Paul Greengard. The Center has provided researchers around the globe with a conceptual framework for understanding the disease process and continues to be at the forefront of one day finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Greengard collaborates with scientists nationally and internationally to investigate the latest, most promising research available.

The Fisher Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Resources Program at the NYU Langone Medical Center
The Foundation also supports clinical research The Fisher Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Resources Program at the New York University Langone Medical Center. Led by nationally recognized Alzheimer’s care expert Barry Reisberg, M.D., investigators have developed a new approach to Alzheimer’s care that addresses the basic mechanisms of the disease, resulting in new techniques for managing the disease. The thrust of the Program is to translate the advanced knowledge of the clinical symptomatology of Alzheimer’s into improved caregiving. Retrogenesis, a concept developed by Dr. Reisberg is an innovative approach to the stages of Alzheimer’s that addresses the basic mechanisms of the disease, and results in new techniques for managing patients as well. Through the work of this program, tools and scales for research evaluation and a science of disease management for Alzheimer’s were developed that are used in care settings around the world.

EDUCATION AND AWARENESS programs

ALZinfo.org
The Foundation’s national comprehensive Alzheimer’s Information Program, the heart of which is the Foundation’s website, www.ALZinfo.org continues to spearhead efforts to increase awareness of and education about Alzheimer’s disease to the general public. The website provides in depth information on the most current research studies, treatments, and disease management approaches. It incorporates the latest in scientific and social research with a unique Resource Locator feature for locating appropriate services in local areas. Visitors can find: doctors, nurses, disease centers, elder law attorneys, geriatric caregivers, home health agencies, Medicare information, aging agencies and more. The site also hosts www.ALZTalk.org an online social networking community for Alzheimer’s caregivers and patients. The website is complemented by a 1-800-ALZINFO phone system that provides the same services to those who do not have access to the internet.

Preserving Your Memory: the Magazine of Health & Hope
Preserving Your Memory magazine is a quarterly publication with a circulation of 100,000 copies per issue. In order to get the most out of our nationally distributed magazine, we distribute to a targeted a combination of high-prescribing Alzheimer’s disease doctor’s office waiting rooms. Through this method of distribution Preserving Your Memory magazine is able to reach over 1.2 million Americans per quarter.

Preserving Your Memory received a Bronze Award in the “Health Promotion/Disease prevention Information – Magazine” category at the 2008 National Health Information Awards. Other bronze winners in our category were the major national magazines Fitness and Parents.

The magazine addresses the concerns of readers who may not currently be affected by the disease. Preserving Your Memory magazine provides these readers with information about Alzheimer’s and how to take the necessary steps to prepare adequately if they or a loved one fall victim to the disease.

The magazine has proven to be an excellent platform to educate the public about the need, both financially and legally, to pre-plan and set certain protocols in place. Articles on health proxies, living wills, powers of attorney and long-term health care insurance have been included in each issue to reach as broad an audience as possible. In addition, our editorial content is reviewed by the scientific staff at The Rockefeller University for accuracy and reliability. The studies and findings help readers make informed decisions about drugs treatment, care options, the present state of Alzheimer’s research today, and what positive steps they can take to both enhance their cognitive function and better prepare for successful aging. Features have included Maria Shriver, Rachael Ray, Leeza Gibbons, Hector Elizondo and more.

Preserving Your Memory magazine is funded entirely by Met Life Foundation and published by Vitality Communications, a custom publishing division of StayWell/MediMedia.

Why do you need my support?

Every 70 seconds another Americna family is touched by Alzheiemr’s disesase. There are currently 10.9 million unpaid caregivers, and Alzheimer’s is the only major cause of death in the US where the numbers are getting worse not better.  While the number of deaths from cancer and heart disease has dropped in recent years, deaths attributable to Alzheimer’s have more than doubled.  This is because Alzheimer’s is a disease of aging, and as life expectancy has increased, the incidence of Alzheimer’s has also increased.  Currently 5.3 million Americans have Alzheimer’s, and it is estimated that this number will soar as the baby boomers reach retirement age to between 14-16 million people by mid-century if a way is not found to halt this devastating disease.

In the face of this growing threat, government funding is grossly inadequate to meet the demands for research dollars.  Your donation will help to support this much needed research at one of the world’s leading institutions dedicated to Alzheimer’s research.

How can I be sure that you will use my money wisely and won't waste it?

The Fisher Center Foundation is a 501[c][3] organization, monitored by the IRS. With only 8% of our funds being used on overhead expenses, we are not only leaders in the field of research but in fiscal management as well. 

Can I Volunteer? How?

The Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation is located in New York City.  If you live in the vicinity, we would welcome your volunteer support.  If interested, you may contact info@alzinfo.org or call 1-800-259-4636.