It’s Time to Act: The Challenges of Alzheimer’s and Dementia for Women

May 21, 2020 | News

Women and Alzheimer’s. In 2010, I had no idea that this subject would become my mission, but it has. It was exactly ten years ago when I first learned – and reported – that Alzheimer’s disproportionately impacts women, not just because we live longer – but for a...

AARP and the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement Unveil Groundbreaking Report on the Status of Women and Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Brain Health

May 21, 2020 | News, News Featured

75 top Alzheimer’s and dementia experts collaborated on a 10-year strategic plan for researchers, policymakers and caregivers WASHINGTON–– A new report released today by AARP and the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement (WAM) synthesizes years of data and findings to help...

WAM Awarded Prestigious Many Faces of Dementia Trailblazer Award

Mar 5, 2020 | News, News Featured

WAM is honored to have been recognized with the Many Faces of Dementia Trailblazer Award at the 10th biennial Many Faces of Dementia conference—presented by Alzheimer’s Los Angeles, in partnership with USC—held in Los Angeles in February. WAM’s Director of...

Why I Raise Money For WAM

Mar 4, 2020 | News

by Cindy Persky, R.N My “why” to advocate for more research money to go towards the Woman’s Alzheimer’s Movement is pretty simple. Two of my grandmas and my mother-in-law all died of Alzheimer’s. Now my father has early onset Alzheimer’s. My amazing mom is...

WAM and Maria Shriver Proud to Announce Recipients of 2019 WAM Research Grants

Mar 2, 2020 | News, News Featured

On Tuesday, March 3, 2020, Maria Shriver and the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement (WAM) announced the names of the 8 recipients of $1 million in WAM Research Grants. This is the 4th year that WAM has funded women-based Alzheimer’s research at leading...

2019 Impact Report

Feb 1, 2020 | News

Dear Friends of the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement, We begin the new year just as we ended the last — with deep gratitude for your unwavering support of the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement (WAM). Your trust in WAM’s mission helped us make a real impact in 2019. Since first...