<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/downstate-update/2026/june/06-18-longest-day.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories>Downstate Health</categories><pubDate>06/18/2026 03:15:03 PM</pubDate><title>Keeping Care Close for Those Affected by Alzheimer’s Disease</title><sub-title/><description>Thank you to those members of our Downstate community gathered for our annual photo commemorating The Longest Day, the Alzheimer’s Association’s signature awareness initiative that honors those living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, supports caregivers, and advances the search for treatments and a cure.</description><author>Office of Communications &amp; Marketing</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="/news-events/downstate-update/2026/june/_images/longest-day-1.jpg" alt="The Longest Day"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/news-events/downstate-update/2026/june/06-18-longest-day.xml</loc><tags><tag>Alzheimers</tag></tags><categories><category>Downstate Health</category></categories></item>