17 July: Bill Gates announces USD 30 million investment to support AD research

Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates announced he was investing in the launch of the Diagnostics Accelerator - a "venture philanthropy" fund backed by Bill Gates and Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) co-founder Leonard Lauder.

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18 July: Portugal approves new law on legal capcity

The Portuguese Parliament approved a new important law. This law is an initiative of the Government with the special involvement of the Minister of Justice. Inspired by the German “Betreuungsgesetz”,  the law abolishes “incapacitation” and replaces it with a more flexible legal framework promoting autonomy.

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25 July: SPRINT MIND study on intensive blood pressure control presented at AAIC

Researchers reported preliminary results from the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) Memory and Cognition IN Decreased Hypertension (SPRINT MIND) study at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC). The study showed that intensive blood pressure control led to a significant reduction of new cases of MCI.

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25 July: Eisai and Biogen present positive results from experimental BAN2401 Phase II study

After announcing positive topline results on 5 July from their Phase II clinical trial with BAN2401, Eisai and Biogen reported additional results of the secondary outcomes at the AAIC Conference in Chicago on 25 July.

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1 August: Alzheimer Europe welcomes Owen Miller as new Policy Officer

Alzheimer Europe is pleased to welcome a new colleague to its Luxembourg office: Policy Officer Owen Miller. 

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22 August: Working group on intercultural care meets in Amsterdam

The expert working group addressing intercultural care and support for people with dementia from minority ethnic groups met in Amsterdam on 22 August 2018 to discuss the first draft of the planned report and the development of the tool to collect information on good practices across Europe.

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