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By Meryl Comer, Special Features Editor
Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 4, Issue 4, Pages 233-314 (July 2008)

May 14, 2008. On first impression, it was one more hearing on Capitol Hill, but I knew intuitively this was not going to be business as usual. Testifying for the first time on the subject of Alzheimer’s disease were two historic figures of unique and compelling stature: Retired US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, and former Speaker of the US House of Representatives Newt Gingrich, speaking as co-panelists of the recently-formed Alzheimer’s Study Group (ASG).

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Washington, DC – Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich presented testimony to a special hearing of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, convened by Chairman Senator Herbert Kohl (D-WI) specifically to hear updates on the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. This was Justice O’Connor’s first public statement about her commitment to fighting this disease that has struck her husband, John, and over 5 million other Americans...read more.

On March 11, 2008, the Alzheimer's Study Group met to discuss the leading Alzheimer's related issues and challenges that confront the nation. Details about the briefing materials, meeting, and outcomes can be found here.

By Dr. Eric Reiman
(Originally published in the Arizona Republic)

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Sen. Bob Kerrey recently established a non-partisan Alzheimer's Study Group, consisting of national leaders, to increase public awareness about Alzheimer's disease and develop a strategic plan to address it in the most comprehensive way. A bold plan is critical if we are to find a way to prevent this disease...read more

WASHINGTON, DC – Today former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey, co-chairs of the Alzheimer's Study Group (ASG), announced the full membership of the taskforce they have assembled to develop and advance strategies to overcome Alzheimer's. ASG members include distinguished national leaders with careers in government, business, medicine, and academia...read more

Washington, DC - Today, the co-chairs of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease – Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) and Susan Collins (R-ME), and Representatives Ed Markey (D-MA) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) – welcomed the formation of the Alzheimer's Disease Study Group, a new independent, non-partisan panel that will join efforts to advance the cause of Alzheimer's prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. They were joined by Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Richard Burr (R-NC), leadership of the Alzheimer's Association and the co-chairs of the new study group Newt Gingrich and Bob Kerrey...read more

Washington, DC - Today, the co-chairs of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease – Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) and Susan Collins (R-ME), and Representatives Ed Markey (D-MA) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) – welcomed the formation of the Alzheimer's Disease Study Group, a new independent, non-partisan panel that will join efforts to advance the cause of Alzheimer's prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. They were joined by Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Richard Burr (R-NC), leadership of the Alzheimer's Association and the co-chairs of the new study group Newt Gingrich and Bob Kerrey...read more