BRADLEY COOPER BRINGS ATTENTION TO ALZHEIMER’S

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Joined by a handful of other celebs, Bradley Cooper is hoping to bring your attention to a rapidly growing disease — Alzheimer’s.

Courtesy of the Alzheimer’s Association’s ‘Who Wears Purple Best?’ campaign, stars like Seth Rogen, Melina Kanakaredes, Soleil Moon Frye and David Hyde Pierce aim to bring attention to the estimated 35 million people worldwide who have Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia — up 10% since 2005.

Sporting a purple tees with the words “Act” and “Move” emblazoned on it — Alzheimer’s Association catch words — visitors to their website can vote for the hottest purple-wearer through Wednesday.

As for Bradley’s Alzheimer’s connection? A friend’s mom, now deceased. Thoughts about it: “I had no idea that Alzheimer’s was fatal and was surprised to learn that it’s not just an older person’s disease. There are 200,000 Americans under the age of 65, some even in their 30s, 40 and 50s, living with younger-onset Alzheimer’s. I hope that more people will take the time to learn more about the disease and support research now.”

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4 Comments

  1. fooling the masses
    September-24-2009 @ 5:46 pm

    Something creepy/deviant about this guy.
    At least alzheiemer is a good cause rather than celebs worshipping obama or schools indocrtinating kids with obama songs and pledges.

  2. 4.54
    September-24-2009 @ 6:09 pm

    I can never tell him and Jamie Kennedy apart.

  3. Anonymous
    September-24-2009 @ 10:03 pm

    I’d suck his dick.

  4. Laura_ICARAstudy
    September-25-2009 @ 2:39 pm

    It is important for patients and families affected by diseases such as Alzheimer’s to consider participating in clinical studies. One such study is the ICARA Study (www.icarastudy.com), whose goal is to explore if an investigational drug, called Bapineuzumab, can help slow the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease. Clinical studies that test new treatments are the best chance we have for fighting this disease. Current therapies for Alzheimer’s treat the symptoms associated with it, not the disease itself.

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