Highlights and Accomplishment

• January: Received the badge of “Top-Rated Non Profit” by GreatNonProfits.org
• February: ARPF research on the benefits of yoga on brain function was featured in Arnold’s Pump Club newsletter by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
• February: Presented at National Alzheimer's Buddies Symposium. 
• March: Hosted “Meditate for Your Memory Challenge” aweek-long meditation challenge.

• March: Was awarded the 2025 Top 60 Best Alzheimer's Blogs badge by Feedspot.com.

• April: ARPF launched the concept of Alzheimer’s Prevention at Your Fingertips™ to signify both that it’s easy to improve your brain health and that Kirtan Kriya yoga meditation is based on finger tapping
• April: ARPF President Dr. Dharma presented at the Neuroscience of Yoga Conference
• April: Hosted “Weaving a Cultural Perspective of the 4 Pillars through the Practice of Yoga” webinar. 
• June: Hosted “How the Science of Life (Ayurveda) Boosts Brain Health” workshop
• May: Hosted “Brain Yoga Week” a week-long of rejuvenating Brain Yoga
• May: Published a new research paper in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry “Peripheral Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers Are Related to Change in Subjective Memory in Older Women with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Trial of Yoga vs. Memory Training: Lien établi entre les biomarqueurs périphériques de la maladie d’Alzheimer et l’amélioration de la mémoire subjective chez les femmes âgées présentant des facteurs de risque cardiovasculaire dans le cadre d’un essai comparant le yoga à l’entraînement de la mémoire.”
• May: Dr. MaGloria Borras Boneu, MD, member of ARPF’s Scientific Advisory Council, presented ARPF’s Pink Brain™ Project at the 15th European Congress on Menopause and Andropause in Valencia, Spain.
• May: FDA Clears First Blood Test Used in Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease
• June: Hosted “Elder Abuse Webinar” webinar
• June: Exhibit booth at International Association of Yoga Therapy annual conference
• June: ARPF was the beneficiary of the “Silver Fox Classic Golf Outing” in Eastern Pennsylvania

• August: Hosted "Case Study Writing Workshop" for healthcare providers to learn how to document the impact of their work.

• August: Published a new paper in the Journal Maturitas: "Kirtan Kriya Meditation and Kundalini Yoga for at Risk Menopausal Women’s Memory: A Randomized Controlled Trial." 

• September: Presented in Wounded Warriors' webinar series on the 4 Pillars of Alzheimer's Prevention.

• September: Hosted "Movement Week" a week-long fitness series.

• October: Published a new paper in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease: "Air Pollution and Alzheimer’s Prevention: The Science and a Plan."

• November: Hosted "Caregiver Appreciation Week" in honor of National Family Caregivers Month.

• February: Published a new paper in the journal Translational Psychiatry on the research project “The Pink Brain Project”: Cognitive and immunological effects of yoga compared to memory training in older women at risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
• February: Two new Medical Textbooks were released by IOS Press. Dr. Dharma Khalsa, ARPF President, was one of the editors. They are “Handbook of Intervention and Alzheimer’s Disease” and “Handbook of Prevention and Alzheimer’s Disease.”
• February: Hosted “Meditate For Your Memory Challenge” a week-long meditation challenge.
• March: Hosted “March into Movement” a week long fitness series.
• March: Exhibit booth at the American Society on Aging Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.
• April: Hosted “Brain Power For Life: How Early Development Influences Your Life Course” webinar.
• June: Hosted “How the Science of Life (Ayurveda) Boosts Brain Health” workshop.
• June: Exhibit booth at the International Association of Yoga Therapy, Scottsdale, AZ
• June: Published a new White Paper “The Pink Brain™ Project” that explains the research study done at UCLA on women at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
• July: Hosted “Eating from our Roots for Brain Power” workshop.
• July: Exhibit booth and poster presentation on The Pink Brain™ Project, at the Alzheimer’s Association Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA.
• September: Hosted “The New Age of Longevity” webinar.
• October: Launch of our updated “ Brain Longevity Training Program (BLTT)”
• November: Hosted “Meditate for Your Memory Challenge” a week-long meditation challenge.
• December: Hosted “Loneliness and Brain Health: Understanding the Link to Alzheimer’s and Cognitive Decline” webinar.

• March: Hosted the “Inflammatory Conditions, Auto-Immunity and Infections: How they affect Neurological Health” webinar.
• March: Poster presentation on “Yoga training’s effects on inflammatory markers and cognitive function in women at high risk for Alzheimer’s Disease” at the American Geriatric Psychiatry Conference in Long Beach, CA.
• April: Hosted the “Research Journal Club” webinar.
• April: Poster presentation on “Impact of Yoga Training on Hippocampal Connectivity in Older Women at Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease” at the Biological Psychiatry conference in San Diego, CA.
• April: Hosted the “Explore the Family of Dementias” workshop.
• May: Hosted the “How Nature Boosts Your Memory Workshop.”
• June: Published a new White Paper commemorating the 30th anniversary year of ARPF: The Leading Research on the Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease.
• June: Poster presentation on “Yoga prevents grey matter volume decline in women at risk for Alzheimer’s Disease: A randomized controlled trial” at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Chicago, IL.
• July: Hosted the “Food for Thought” weeklong virtual program.
• August: Published a new research paper in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease: “Impact of Yoga Versus Memory Enhancement Training on Hippocampal Connectivity in Older Women at Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease.”
• September 31-October 1: Hosted the “30 Years of Alzheimer’s Prevention Conference: A Glimpse of the Future” in Scottsdale, Arizona.
• September: Published a new booklet called Spiritual Fitness: A New Dimension in Alzheimer’s Prevention.
• November: Hosted the “Kirtan Kriya Deep Dive” webinar.
• December: Hosted the “Increase Your Brain Health Span” webinar in collaboration with Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and Brain Capital Alliance.

• January – launched the Peer-to-Peer initiative as advanced monthly training for the Brain Longevity Therapy Training graduates.
• January – ARPF original motto “What works for the heart works for the head” is confirmed once again in a new scientific paper “Trials and Treatments for Vascular Brain Health: Risk Factor Modification and Cognitive Outcomes”
• February – webinar “Black Brain Health”
• March – webinar “The New Science of Brain Health Nutrition”
• March – annual virtual Meditate for Your Memory Challenge week
• May – published a new paper “Yoga Prevents Gray Matter Atrophy in Women at Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial“
• May – webinar “How to Stay Healthy and Live Longer with Spiritual Practices”
• June – expanded our Educational Advisory Committee
  
• June – Silver Fox Classic golf tournament raised funds for ARPF programs
• September – partnered with musical artist Stefano May for the Brain Longevity Symposium
• August: Published a new research paper in Current Psychiatric Reports: Complementary and Integrative Medicine for Neurocognitive Disorders and Caregiver Health.
• October: Held the Virtual Brain Longevity Symposium.
• November: Released the French translation of its three renowned brochures: Le pouvoir de l’aerobique cerebrale Alzheimer, Les 4 Piliers pour la prevention de la maladie d’Alzheimer, Troubles cognitifs et premiers signes de la maladie d’Alzheimer.

• January – published a White Paper on The Lancet Commission’s 2020 Report, “Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care.”
• March – published a new paper “Incorporating a Usual Care Comparator into a Study of Meditation and Music Listening for Older Adults with Subjective Cognitive Decline: A Randomized Feasibility Trial“
• March – launched the virtual Meditate for Your Memory Challenge week
• March – webinar “Spiritual Practices and Brain Longevity: Imaging Research Revealed”
  
• June – webinar “Music as Medicine for Your Brain”
• July – webinar “How Preventing Frailty Can Prevent Dementia”
• July – Silver Fox Classic golf tournament raised funds to benefit ARPF programs
• September – webinar on “Yoga for Depression as Alzheimer’s Depression”
• October – webinar on “Supporting African American Families Facing Dementia”
• December – published a new White Paper “Decades of Innovative Reseach from the Original Voice of Alzheimer’s Prevention”
• December – ARPF presented at the San Diego Community College within the course “Alzheimer’s: The Science of Prevention Series”
• December – ARPF is able to accept donations of cryptocurrency

• January, provided six continuing education webinars / professional development webinars on integrative medicine, healthy aging, and brain health.
• February, presented the webinar “Sexuality and Aging: Embracing Change.”
• March, ARPF participated in a large health fair and memory screenings in Arizona, headed by our Phoenix team.
  
• March, ARPF provided memory screenings and education at the Tucson Festival of Books, headed by our Office Manager, Le Craven and our Tucson team.
• April, published proceedings of International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health entitled, “A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Meditation and Music Listening vs. Enhanced Usual Care for Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD): Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy.”
• April, presented the webinar “How to Sharpen Your Marketing Skills.”
• June, our research was featured as part of International Yoga Day 2020 on Firstpost blog.
• June, presented the webinar “Maintaining Brain Health During the Covid-19 Pandemic.”
• June, ARPF was chosen as one of 6 Health Organizations Spreading Awareness and Improving Treatment by Video Wiki.
• June, two Brain Longevity Therapy Training (BLTT) graduates held a Brain Longevity course for People of Color.
• July, launched the fully online Brain Longevity Therapy Training (BLTT) at arpf.com.
• July, published research in Alzheimer’s & Dementia entitled World‐Wide FINGERS Network: A global approach to risk reduction and prevention of dementia.
• July, presented the webinar “The Neuroscience of Yoga.”
  
• August, published “The Best Meditation for You Now” available on our shop page.
• August, produced Brain Longevity Specialist flyers to add to the graduates’ marketing tools.
• September, presented the webinar “How to Successfully Work with Residents in a Senior Community.”
• September, published a chapter called “Mind/Body Medicine and The Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease” in the medical textbook Integrative Neurology, a publication of the Weil Integrative Medicine Library.
• November, presented the webinar “Trauma, Yoga and Your Brain.”
• November, published research in The Journals of Gerontology: Series entitled “Telomere length change in a multidomain lifestyle intervention to prevent cognitive decline: a randomized clinical trial”.
• December, presented a one-hour webinar at the Healthy Arizona Worksites Program, part of Maricopa County Department of Public Health.
• December, presented an overview of ARPF research on mind/body medicine at the International Webinar on Dementia Prevention conference from Australia.
  
• December, published research in PPO/ Medicine: Cardiovascular health metrics from mid-to late-life and risk of dementia: A population-based cohort study in Finland.

• February, provided six Continuing Ed Webinars on tools and the latest research on integrative medicine topics related to Alzheimer’s prevention.
• March, presented the results of breakthrough research on yoga and brain function at the Yoga as Lifestyle Medicine: A Prescription for Healthy Living held at the Smithsonian Associates in DC.
• March, published the second White Paper that reviews the breakthrough results of ARPF research at the University of West Virginia. It explains the randomized controlled research project entitled Effects of Meditation and Music-Listening on Blood Biomarkers of Cellular Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease in Adults with Subjective Cognitive Decline: An Exploratory Randomized Clinical Trial.
• March, conducted free memory screenings at the 16th annual
• Tucson Festival of Books in Tucson, AZ and welcomed over 325 visitors to our education booth.
• April, paper published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease on Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Cognition: Longitudinal Associations in the FINGER Study.
• July, supported this national event with an education booth at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in Los Angeles.
• July, paper published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease on Self and Informant Memory Reports in FINGER: Associations with Two- Year Cognitive Change.
• September, presented “Brain Health in the Workplace” Cochise County Worksite Wellness Conference, gave 11 memory screenings as a demo to attendees, and provided an education table.
• October, Third National Brain Longevity© Therapy Training in Scottsdale, AZ providing certification to 70 professionals.
• October, paper published in The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease – JPAD on Multidomain Interventions to Prevent Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Dementia: From FINGER to World-Wide FINGERS.
• October, two classes of BLTT students graduated from our program in Italy.

• January, published an Original Investigation research paper in JAMA Neurology, “Effect of the Apolipoprotein E Genotype on Cognitive Change During a Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention. A Subgroup Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.”
• ARPF is approved to participate in the AZ SECC Fall campaign.
• March, conducted free memory screenings at the 15th annual Tucson Festival of Books in Tucson, AZ.
• April, ARPF-sponsored research was published in JAMDA, titled: “The Effect of a 2-Year Intervention Consisting of Diet, Physical Exercise, Cognitive Training, and Monitoring of Vascular Risk on Chronic Morbidity—the FINGER Randomized Controlled Trial.”
• March, ARPF-sponsored research was published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, titled: “Multidomain lifestyle intervention benefits a large elderly population at risk for cognitive decline and dementia regardless of baseline characteristics: The FINGER trial.”
• May, presented and exhibited research results at International Congress on Integrative Medicine in Baltimore, MD.
• June, provided education to attendees of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) in Reston, VA.
  
• July, presented research on Kirtan Kriya and The Pink Brain™ Project titled, “How Yoga Meditation May Prevent Alzheimer’s” at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC).
• September, presented research at Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM) Annual Conference in San Diego, CA.
• September, presented research during the Medical Fitness Tour at the University of San Francisco, CA.
• October, held the second inaugural Brain Longevity Therapy Training at the American University Washington College of Law, Washington DC.
• October, presented research at the Symposium of Yoga Therapy held at Kripalu Center in Stockbridge, MA.
• November, ARPF-sponsored research was published in JAD titled, “Effects of Meditation and Music-Listening on Blood Biomarkers of Cellular Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease in Adults with Subjective Cognitive Decline: An Exploratory Randomized Clinical Trial.”

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  The article Dr. Dharma wrote, “Stress, Meditation, and Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention: Where The Evidence Stands,” ranked top 10 most read articles in 2017 published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

• January, published a research paper in the journal International Psychogeriatrics entitled “A Randomized Controlled Trial of Kundalini Yoga in Mild Cognitive Impairment.” This work earned the post-doc the International Psychogeriatric Association Junior Research Award.
• February, published a research paper in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease entitled: “Meditation and Music Improve Memory and Cognitive Function in Adults with Subjective Cognitive Decline: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
• March, hosted the 14th Annual Tucson Memory Screening Day in Tucson, Arizona.
• March, presented at Yoga as Lifestyle Medicine at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.
• March, presented at Aging in America Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
  
• June, participated in Maria Shriver’s MOVE for MINDS annual event in Los Angeles and Irvine, California.
• June, participated in the Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research in Newport Beach, California.
• June, provided free memory screenings as a service project at the Rotary International Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.
• August, published a research paper in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease entitled “Baseline Telomere Length and Effects of a Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention on Cognition: The FINGER Randomized Controlled Trial.”
• October, presented at the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine Conference in San Diego, California.
• October, held the inaugural Brain Longevity Therapy Training on the UCLA campus, Los Angeles, California.

• January, presented the results of its research at the MCI Symposium in Miami Beach, Florida.
• February, published a research paper in Alternative and Complementary Therapies, title: “Integrative Therapies Essential for Addressing the Alzheimer’s Crisis: Foundation Awards $200,000 Grant to the University of New Mexico’s Section of Integrative Medicine.”
• March, held the thirteenth Annual Memory Screening Day at the Tucson Annual Festival of Books in Tucson, Arizona.
  
• March, presented a poster at the American Society on Aging Annual Conference entitled, “Yoga Meditation Enhances Cognitive Function: a Decade of Research” in Washington, D.C.
• March, published a research paper in Complementary Therapies in Medicine entitled, “A Randomized Controlled Trial of Two Simple Mind-Body Programs, Kirtan Kriya Meditation and Music Listening, for Adults with Subjective Cognitive Decline: Feasibility and Acceptability.”
• April, participated in an International Service Project providing free Memory Screenings in conjunction with Rotary International in Nogales, Mexico.
• April, published a research paper in the Journal of
• Alzheimer’s Disease entitled, “Effects of Meditation versus Music Listening on Perceived Stress, Mood, Sleep and Quality of Life in Adults with Early Memory Loss: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.”
• May, presented at the International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• June, participated in the International Association of Yoga Therapists Symposium in Reston, Virginia.
• June, published How to Meditate Manual, The Art & Science of Kirtan Kriya, Perfect Health, Happiness, and Inner Peace in 12 Minutes a Day.
• June, published a research paper in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease entitled, “Changes in Neural Connectivity and Memory Following Yoga Intervention for Older Adults: A Pilot Study.”
• July, presented at the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Summit, a web-based conference.
• July, presented a poster at the Annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference entitled, “Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Effect of Kirtan Kriya Meditation on Psychological and Cognitive Status” in Toronto, Canada.
• July, participated in the premiere viewing of the documentary about Alzheimer’s risk factors and current treatment options, “The Monster in The Mind” by Jean Carper, which the ARPF co-sponsored, in Toronto Canada.

• March, held the twelfth Annual Memory Screening Day at the Tucson Annual Festival of Books in Tucson, Arizona.
• March, published a research paper in The Lancet entitled, “A 2 Year Multidomain Intervention of Diet, Exercise, Cognitive Training, and Vascular Risk Monitoring versus Control to Prevent Cognitive Decline in At-Risk Elderly People (FINGER): A Randomized Controlled Trial.”
  
• March, ARPF President was named Clinical Associate Professor of the University of New Mexico Heath Science Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Integrative Medicine.
• May, participated in the Life@50+ AARP convention and administered hundreds of fee Memory Screenings and educated attendees about the 4 Pillars of Alzheimer’s Prevention Program® in Miami Beach, Florida.
• May, published a research review paper in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease entitled, “Stress, Meditation, and Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention: Where the Evidence Stands.”
• June, participated in the International Association of Yoga Therapists Symposium, Newport Beach, California.
• June, published its first White Paper entitled, “Yoga and Medical Meditation as Alzheimer’s Prevention Medicine.”
• July, ARPF was one of only 200 invited guests to the White House Conference on Aging, an event that takes place once every ten years, The White House in Washington, D.C.
• July, presented a poster at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference entitled, “Meditation Improves Depressive Symptoms, Coping, Cognition, and Inflammation in Family Dementia Caregivers in a Randomized 8-Week Pilot Study.”
• November, presented at the Brain Futures Conference in Annapolis, Maryland.
• November, presented at the SharpBrains Virtual Summit.

• March, presented at the American Society on Aging Annual Conference in San Diego, California.
• March, held the eleventh Annual Memory Screening Day atthe Tucson Annual Festival of Books in Tucson, Arizona.
• April, published a research paper in Frontiers in Psychiatry entitled, “Meditation as a Therapeutic Intervention for Adults at Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease-Potential Benefits and Underlying Mechanisms.”
• May, participated in the Int’l Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health in Miami, Florida.
• June, participated in the International Association of Yoga Therapists Symposium in Austin, Texas.
• July, presented a poster at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference entitled, “Yoga and Medical Meditation May Modulate MCI Progression” in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• July, published a paper in Advances in Mind-Body Medicine entitled, “The Pillars of Alzheimer’s Prevention.”
• September, participated in the Life@50+ AARP convention and administered hundreds of free Memory Screenings and educated attendees about the 4 Pillars of Alzheimer’s Prevention Program in San Diego, California.
• October, presented at the SIMPLE Integrative Medicine Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• October, presented at the SharpBrains Virtual Summit.
• November, published a research paper in the Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation entitled, “Interactive Balance Training Integrating Sensor-Based Visual Feedback of Movement Performance: A Pilot Study in Older Adults.”

• March, Collaborated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Einstein Aging Study in New York, New York.
• June, Participate in the International Association of Yoga Therapists Symposium in Boston, Massachusetts.
• June, ARPF participated in the AARP Life@50+ conference and provided hundreds of free Memory Screenings and educated attendees about the 4 Pillars of Alzheimer’s Prevention Program in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• July, presented at the Alzheimer’s Association of International Conference, Boston, Massachusetts; poster entitled “10 Ways Meditation May Prevent Cognitive Decline: A Research Summary.”
  
• October, held the tenth Annual Memory Screening Day in Tucson, Arizona.
• November, 20th Anniversary Super Brain Lifestyle Webinar with Mariel Hemingway and Lori La Bey guest speakers.
• November, published a research paper in The Arizona Geriatrics Society entitled, “Kirtan Kriya Yoga Meditation: A New Dimension in Alzheimer’s Prevention.”
• December, its research is featured in AARP Magazine.

• January, published a research paper in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine entitled: “Effects of an 8-week meditation program on mood and anxiety in patients with memory loss.”
• March, published a research paper in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry entitled, “A Pilot Study of Yogic Meditation for Family Dementia Caregivers with Depressive Symptoms: Effects on Mental Health, Cognition, and Telomerase Activity.”
• May, presented at the Banner Health Hospital Integrative Therapies Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
• May, published a chapter on Alzheimer’s Disease in the medical textbook Integrative Medicine, Third Edition, by David Rakel, M.D.
• June, presented its research at Sharp Brains Virtual Summit.
• July, published a research paper in the publication Psychoneuroendocrinology entitled, “Yogic Meditation Reverses NF-b And IRF-Related Transcriptome Dynamics In Leukocytes Of Family Dementia Caregivers In A Randomized Controlled Trial.”
• July, presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Vancouver, Canada.
• July 24, UCLA Newsroom covers in a study in partnership with ARPF that helps caregivers of people with dementia.
• October, published a research paper in Aging Health entitled, “A Pilot Study On The Effects Of Meditation On Regional Brain Metabolism In Distressed Dementia Caregivers.”
• October, presented at Rotary District 5500 Annual Governor’s Conference in Tucson, Arizona.
• October, conducted the ninth Annual Memory Screening Day in Tucson, Arizona December, was featured on Telemundo KVEA’s “Report on Kirtan Kriya” as a way to prevent Alzheimer’s.
• Fall, was named Top 100 Websites for Nursing Assistant Guides.

• Was a featured charity on the CBS Celebrity Apprentice, chosen by David Cassidy.
• February, began its 6th research study: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRl) study of meditation in stressed family dementia caregivers, in conjunction with UCLA.
• April, presented at Sharp Brains Virtual Summit.
• May, the first article featured in the Huffington Post entitled,” An Easy Meditation Practice” was published. This was followed by three additional articles throughout the year.
• May, presented results of ARPF research at the Telomere Biology in Health and Disease international conference in Stockholm, Sweden.
• Began its 5th research study: to carry out telomere measurements in the FINGER study population, in conjunction with the National Institute for Health and Welfare of Finland and the Karolinska Institute of Sweden.
  
• November, conducted the eighth Annual Memory Screening Day in Tucson, Arizona.
• Published a chapter on Kirtan Kriya Meditation: A Promising Technique for Enhancing Cognition in Memory-Impaired Older Adults in the medical textbook Enhancing Cognitive Fitness in Adults by Paula Hartman-Stein.

• Received praise from Sandra Day O’Connor and Maria Shriver on its ongoing work.
• January, presented at UCLA Center on Aging “wellness and Longevity” conference in Los Angeles, California.
• March 3, its research was featured on WebMD Health News, “Can Meditation Reverse Memory Loss? Study Shows Improvement on Memory Tests After Practicing Meditation for Eight Weeks.”
• April, published a research paper in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease entitled “Meditation Effects on Cognitive Function and Cerebral Blood Flow in Subjects with Memory Loss: A Preliminary Study.”
• April, presented at the Clinical Applications for Age Management Conference in Boca Raton, Florida.
• April, presented at Canyon Ranch Hotel and Spa, Miami, Florida.
• May, published a research paper in Consciousness and Cognition entitled, “Cerebral Blood Flow Differences Between Long-Term Meditators and Non-Meditators.”
• October, presented at the 2010 Symposium on Yoga Research in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.
• November, organized Memory Fitness Day in Sun City West, Arizona, a free community education and memory screening event.
• November, conducted the seventh Annual Memory Screening Day in Tucson, Arizona.
• December, published a research paper in Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging entitled, “Cerebral Blood Flow Changes Associated with Different Meditation Practices and Perceived Depth of Meditation.”
• December, Presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology in Miami, Florida.
• Started its collaboration with the FINGER study in Finland and Sweden and the Karolinska Institute to support the ongoing Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability.

• Began its 4th research study: Meditation Use to Reduce the Stress Response and Improve Cognitive Functioning in Older Family Dementia Caregivers, in conjunction with UCLA
• Presented at IONS of Tucson in Tucson, Arizona.
• Conducted its 6th year of Memory Screening Days, becoming a resource for others on memory screenings and the prevention of Alzheimers.
• June, published a research paper in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine entitled “Cerebral blood flow changes during chanting meditation.”
• June, presented at the Huntington’s Disease Society of America Annual Convention in Phoenix, Arizona.
• October, ARPF hosts a special presentation to unveil the results of its Ground-breaking scientific work in Phoenix, Arizona.
• December, ARPF presented at the 17th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Celebrated the opening of its Scottsdale satellite office by holding a reception in Phoenix, Arizona.
  
• Associated Event: New figures on Alzheimer’s disease are released:

1. Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death
2. 5.3 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s
3. Every 70 seconds, someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s
4. Alzheimer’s and other dementias cost more than $148 billion per year to US society

• March, presented at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in Tucson, Arizona.
• Began its 3rd research study: Brain Scans in subjects with memory loss utilizing Kirtan Kriya meditation, in conjunction with University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Conducted the fifth Annual Memory Screening Day in Tucson,Arizona.

• June, presented at the Alzheimer’s Association’s International Conference on Prevention of Dementia in Washington, DC.
  
• August, presented at Chautauqua Institution Summer Lecture Series Chautauqua, New York.
• October, presented at the 6th World Congress on Stress Vienna, Austria.
• October, presented at the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America 2nd National Concepts in Care Conference Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• September, presented at a Corporate Wellness program in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
• November, presented at the 43rd Annual New Concepts In Medicine: The Aging Body California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, California.
• December, published a chapter on Alzheimer’s Disease in the medical textbook Integrative Medicine, Second Edition, by David Rakel, M.D.
• Conducted the fourth Annual Memory Screening Day in Tucson, Arizona.

• Conducted its second research project: Brain Scans to measure cerebral blood flow utilizing 2 mind/body techniques, in conjunction with University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• January, presented at Dr. Andrew Weil on Aging Healthy workshop in Tucson, Arizona.
• January 21, presented at the3rd Annual Conference – Natural Supplements: An Evidence-Based Update, Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine in La Jolla, California.
• February, provided In-service training at Catholic Social Services Tucson, Arizona.
• March, presented at the 2006 Joint Conference of the National Council on the Aging (NCOA) and the American Society on Aging (ASA) – Invest in Aging in Anaheim, California.
• April, presented at the Center for Spirituality and the Mind Symposium Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• May, presented at the Marana Rotary Club weekly meeting, Marana, Arizona.
• October, presented at I Can Do It! Hay House Conference Orlando, Florida.
• November, presented at the American College for Advancement in Medicine Annual Conference held in Palm Springs, California.
• November, presented at Celebrate Your Life! Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.
• Conducted the third Annual Memory Screening Day in Tucson, Arizona.

• January, presented at UTMB Lecture Series, Sealy Center on Aging, East Texas Geriatric Education Center in Galveston, Texas.
• March, presented at The Learning Annex in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego, California.
• May, presented at Health First Leeza’s Place, West Melbourne,Florida.
• May, presented at American Association of Orthodontists 105th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California.
• June, presented at 2005 Texas Conference: “Alzheimer’s Care: Innovation and Practice for Everyday Life” , Texas Council on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, Texas Department of State Health Services in Austin, Texas.
• June, presented at the International Conference on Prevention of Dementia: Early diagnosis and Intervention, Alzheimer’s Association located in Washington, DC.
• June, published a chapter entitled, “An Integrative Medical Approach to Alzheimer’s Disease” in the medical textbook The Psychospiritual Clinician’s Handbook: Alternative Methods for Understanding and Treating Mental Disorders.
• August, presented at Omega Institute in Rhynebeck, New York.
• October, participated in a Panel discussion on Aging at the California Governor and First Lady’s Conference on Women and Families in Long Beach, California.
  
• Conducted the second Annual Memory Screening Day in Tucson, Arizona.

• Conducted the first-ever Annual Memory Screening Day in Arizona.
• January, presented at The Crossings in Austin, Texas.
• March, presented at Unity of Tucson, Arizona.
• April, presented at a Corporate
• Wellness Program at Vichy Catalan in Barcelona, Spain.
• May, presented at I Can Do It! Conference Las Vegas, Nevada. October, presented at Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York.
• November, presented at Celebrate Your Life Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.
• Associated Event: President Ronald Reagan dies after 10 years of suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

• Organized and sponsored the “1st International Conference on the Integrative Medical approach to the Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease.”
• Completed its first research project on a mind/body exercise and its effects on the brain, in conjunction with University of California at Irvine and the Amen Clinics, in Irvine, California.
• Dr. Khalsa testified before the United States
• Congress about ARPF’s prevention platform and afterwards, met with the United States Surgeon General, Vice Admiral Richard Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., who offered his support for the foundation’s work and stated that this work should now be considered mainstream.
• February, presented at The Learning Annex in New York City, New York.
• March, presented at Sunstone Healing Center in Tucson, Arizona.
• March, presented at Spa 100 Trend Issue Spa Magazine Media Event in Santa Monica, California.
• March, presented at Advancements in Foundational Therapy in Phoenix, Arizona March, presented at The University of Arizona, Dept. of Anesthesia in Tucson, Arizona April, presented at a Corporate Wellness Program in Barcelona, Spain.
• November, published a chapter on Alzheimer’s Disease in the medical textbook Complementary and Alternative Mecidine in Rehabilitation, by Eric Leskowitz, M.D.
• December, published a chapter on Alzheimer’s Disease in the medical textbook Integrative Medicine, First Edition, by David Rakel, M.D.
• December, presented at Life Beyond Cancer Annual retreat held in Tucson, Arizona.
  
• Associated Event: The FDA approves Namenda, the fourth Alzheimer’s drug.
• Associated Event: The research for a vaccine to cure Alzheimer’s suffers a setback when subjects show brain inflammation during trials.

• January, presented at the International Wellness Conference in Galveston, Texas.
• February, presented at a Corporate Brain Wellness seminar in Oslo and Harstad, Norway.
• March, presented at Sociedad Para La Prevención del Alzheimer held at AC Mexico City, Mexico.
• March, presented at the Sixth Annual Alternative Therapies Symposium in San Diego, California.
• April, presented at Aging in America: 7th Annual Conference Healing Arts: Medicine, Ethics, Humanities University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona.
• May, presented at the Austin-Heart of Happiness Conference by Omega Institute in Austin, Texas.
• July, Presented at the Sociedad Para la Prevención del Alzheimer, in AC Mexico City, Mexico.
• Associated Event: Mainstream research presented at an International Alzheimer’s Conference in Sweden supports programs to prevent Alzheimer’s and memory loss, backing up the ARPF’s research and ongoing programs.

• January, presented at the Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona.
• March, presented at Yoga House, Los Angeles, California.
• April, ARPF presented at Satsang with Deepak Chopra,M.D. at the Chopra Center for Well Being in La Jolla, California.
• May, presented at American Holistic Medical Association Annual Conference held in Miami, Florida.
• May, presented at 2nd Biennial University of AZ Conference on Spirituality, Healing and Health in Tucson, Arizona.
• June, presented at Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, New York.
• July, presented at American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
• September, presented at a Corporate Brain Wellness seminar in Zurich, Switzerland.
• December, presented at Life Beyond Cancer II Seminar in Tucson, Arizona.

• February, ARPF presented at the Arizona Yoga Association, Tucson, Arizona.
• March, ARPF presented at The Psychology of Health, Immunity & Disease Practitioners Conference Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
• April, presented at the University of Arizona Medical School, Tucson, Arizona.
• May, presented at Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California.
• May, presented at American Holistic Medical Association Conference.
• June, Presented Demographic Transitions and Alternative Medicine Revolutions: Their Implications for Successful Aging. 1st International Conference: Rural Aging: A Global Challenge. West Virginia University Center on Aging, Charleston, West Virginia
• June, presented 1st International Anti-Aging Conference in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
• September, presented at Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, New York.
• October, Organized and presented at the Second International
• Brain Longevity Training Conference Tucson, Arizona.
• Media: ARPF was featured in the book “Body & Soul: Aging Well, Memory and Movement” as well as Yoga Journal, Men’s Health, Self Magazine, Web MD and Vegetarian Times
• ARPF Receives “Best Charities in America” Recognition.
• The Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation received the “Best Charities in America” Seal of Excellence-acknowledging ARPF as one of the top charities in America. This Seal is only awarded to those public charities that, after rigorous independent review, are proven to meet the highest standards of non-profit operation.

• January, ARPF was featured in Bottom Line Health magazine.
• March, presented at the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
• May, presented at the American Holistic Medical Association annual conference in Washington, DC.
• May, presented at the American Academy of Advancement of Medicine annual conference in Orlando, Florida.
• July, presented at the Gerontology and Anti-Aging Medicine Conference in Guadalajara, Mexico.
• October, presented at the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
• October, ARPF presented at the El Ser Integral Conference in Mexico City, Mexico and featured in the main Mexico City Newspaper Reforma.
• November, ARPF organized and presented at the First International Brain Longevity Training Conference Tucson, Arizona.
  
• December, presented at the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine in Palm Springs, California.
• Media: ARPF was featured in Prevention Magazine, Let’s Live Magazine, Bottom Line Health, and Total Health Magazine.

Associated Event: The “NUN Study” is published. This study

suggests that education and cognitive work help stave off Alzheimer’s disease.

Associated Event: The FDA approves Exelon, the third

Alzheimer’s drug.

• March, presented at Pain Frontiers 1998 Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
• March, presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine
• 14th Annual Conference in San Diego, California.
• May, presented at the Complementary & Alternative Therapies conference sponsored by the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa.
• May, presented at the American Academy of Pain Management 9th Clinical Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
• July, presented at Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York.
• September, presented at the Employee Assistance Program of Southern Arizona Conference in Tucson, Arizona.
  
• October, presented at Casa Colina World Whole Health Forum in Los Angeles, California.
• December, presented at the Psychology of Health, Immunity & Disease 10th International Conference at the Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
• December, presented at the VII Foro Internacional de Humanologia in Guadalajara, Mexico.
• Associated Event: Figures on Alzheimer’s disease are released:

1. 4.5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s
2. 16 to 20 million Americans will have Alzheimer’s by 2050 if a cure is not found
3. Alzheimer’s costs $100 billion per year to US society

• January, presented at the annual International Conference on Plastic Surgery in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
• April, APRF presented at the Alternative Therapies Symposium in Orlando, Florida.
• July, published an article entitled ‘An Alternative Medical Program Is Effective in Patients with Cognitive Decline’ in the peer-reviewed Journal of Alternative Therapies, Vol 3, No. 4, Page 94.
• September, presented at the Third Annual Congress on Alternative and Complementary Therapies in Arlington, Virginia.
  
• September, presented at the XVI World Congress of Neurology in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• October, presented at the Annual Convention of the International Spa and Fitness Association in Banff Springs, Alberta, Canada.
• November, presented at the Fall Convention of the American College for Advancement in Medicine in Anaheim, California.
• December, presented at the Psychology of Health, Immunity and Disease Conference in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
• December, presented at the Fifth International Conference on Anti-Aging Medicine in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• December, published an article entitled “Integrated Medicine and the Prevention and Reversal of Memory Loss” in the peer- reviewed Journal of Alternative Therapies.
• Associated Event: The FDA approves Aricept, the second Alzheimer’s drug.

• The ARPF presented its work at International Medical Conferences in Nice, France and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• April, presents at the Fourth International Nice/Springfield Symposium on Advances in Alzheimer’s Therapy in Nice, France.
• June, presented at the 2nd Annual International Congress on Alternative and Complementary Medicine in Alexandria, Virginia.
  
• June, published a chapter on ‘New Developments in the Prevention and Reversal of Memory Loss’ in Advances in Anti-Aging Medicine, a medical textbook, co-publication of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine and Mary Ann Liebert publisher.
• July, presented at the Eighth General Assembly of the World Future Society in Washington, DC.
• August, participated in NIH Alternative Medicine workshop in Palm Springs, California.
• September, presented at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Farnam, Nebraska.
• October, presented at the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Aging Association.
• November, published a chapter on Complementary Medical
• Approach to Memory Loss in The Science of Anti-Aging Medicine medical textbook by the American Academy of Anti- Aging Medicine.
• November, presented at the Mind Science Foundation in San Antonio, Texas.
• December, presented at the 4th Annual Conference on Anti-Aging Medicine in Las Vegas, NV.

• May, presented and chaired a panel discussion at the First International Congress on Alternative and Complementary Medicine in Crystal City, Virginia.
  
• August, presented at the Spiritual Pathways to Health Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• August, presented at the American Sociological Association annual convention in Washington, DC.
• October, ARPF was invited to participate in a radio interview on ‘Here’s to Your Health” radio talk show.
• Associated Event: The FDA approves Tacrin, the first Alzheimer’s drug.

• March, presented at the Arizona Holistic Nurses Association annual meeting in Tucson, Arizona.
• December, presented at the 2nd Annual Biomedical Conference on Anti-Aging Medicine in Tucson, Arizona.

• March, Dr. Khalsa and his wife Kirti form the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to preventing Alzheimer’s disease.