Health Research BC and Canadians for Leading Edge Alzheimer Research (CLEAR) Foundation partner to accelerate scientific discovery in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. By combining funding and expertise, we support research with the potential to transform prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
CLEAR Foundation is on a mission to eradicate all forms of dementia, including Alzheimer disease.
A tidal wave of dementia diagnoses is on the horizon, and the best way to spare future generations the devastation of this disease is to get rid of it once and for all. And the only way to do that is through research. CLEAR is the only Canadian foundation that directs 100% of funds raised to promising scientific research into the cause, prevention, and treatment of Alzheimer Disease and other dementias.
The research we co-funded could lead to the breakthrough the world has been waiting for, here in Canada or somewhere else in the world. In the global fight against this unforgiving disease, we’re all in this together.
Note: CLEAR Foundation was formerly known as the Pacific Alzheimer Research Foundation (PARF).
https://clearalzheimers.ca/
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