About Us
At Retain Health, co-founded by preventive neurologist Dr. Richard Isaacson, we democratize brain health via our free, evidence-based app, RetainYourBrain™. In a 6-month NIH-funded trial, users achieved a 6% Alzheimer’s risk reduction. Now merged with biomarker startup AlzLabs, we merge habit-based coaching with brain-health tests to empower prevention at scale.
Founders Bio
Dr. Richard Isaacson, co-founder of Retain Health and founder of AlzLabs, is a Harvard-trained preventive neurologist and pioneer in Alzheimer’s prevention. He founded the world’s first Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medicine, has led numerous clinical studies, held faculty posts at top universities, and is a sci-tech innovator, author, and father with a personal family history of Alzheimer’s.
Origin Story
As many focused on drug development, Dr. Richard Isaacson recognized prevention as the missing link in Alzheimer’s care. After launching the first Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic and growing Alzheimer’s Universe to 2M users, he partnered with co-founder and lead developer Mark McInnis to create Retain Health in 2019. Backed by NIH grants, they built a platform that turns education into measurable risk reduction.
Product Overview
Honors and Awards
- $2.8M SBIR Fast-Track award from National Institutes of Health (2019)