Welcome to WAM at Cleveland Clinic
The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement (WAM) at Cleveland Clinic is the preeminent organization in the country focused exclusively on Women and Alzheimer’s. We fund women-based Alzheimer’s research, educating people about their brain health, and providing on-the-ground prevention and health services for women at the the nation’s first and only Alzheimer’s Prevention Center designed just for women.
WAM at a Glance
Whowe help
We help women impacted by Alzheimer’s, the families who love them, and the researchers working for a cure.
Whywe do it
There is a knowledge gap about women and Alzheimer's -- and WAM is dedicated to filling it.
“Women are at the epicenter of the Alzheimer’s crisis.
That’s why we must be at the heart of the solution.”
– Maria Shriver, Founder, Women's Alzheimer's Movement at Cleveland Clinic
Co-Founder, Cleveland Clinic Comprehensive Women's Health and Research Center
The Unfolding Story
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There are an estimated 7.4 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s, a disease that can begin to develop 20-30 years before symptoms occur.
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2/3 of Alzheimer’s cases are in women. That’s 4.9 million American women living with the disease.
2/3 caregivers are women.
That’s 13 million American women providing unpaid care to someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia.
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African Americans are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's; Latinos 1.5 times.
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Almost half of Alzheimer’s disease cases may be preventable by adopting lifestyle modifications. It’s never too early to start.