According to an HHS news release, the national Alzheimer's plan is in full swing, as the federal government pursues a sustainable cure for the disease by 2025.
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and National Institute of Health Director Francis Collins unveiled a final draft of the plan today at the Alzheimer's Research Summit in Bethesda, Md. The $50 million set aside in this year's budget for the Alzheimer's plan is part of the National Alzheimer's Project Act President Obama signed into law last year.
The money pays for research, physician training, public education campaigns and creates and development of a website, www.Alzheimers.gov, to support families and caregivers.
Funding supports two clinical trials. The first tests an insulin nasal spray for treating Alzheimer's, and the second is a prevention trial in people at a high risk for the disease.
Alzheimer's affects more than 5 million Americans and experts predict, unless more effective treatments are developed, the cost of caring for people with the disease will double by 2050, and could top $1 trillion annually, according to a Reuters report.
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HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and National Institute of Health Director Francis Collins unveiled a final draft of the plan today at the Alzheimer's Research Summit in Bethesda, Md. The $50 million set aside in this year's budget for the Alzheimer's plan is part of the National Alzheimer's Project Act President Obama signed into law last year.
The money pays for research, physician training, public education campaigns and creates and development of a website, www.Alzheimers.gov, to support families and caregivers.
Funding supports two clinical trials. The first tests an insulin nasal spray for treating Alzheimer's, and the second is a prevention trial in people at a high risk for the disease.
Alzheimer's affects more than 5 million Americans and experts predict, unless more effective treatments are developed, the cost of caring for people with the disease will double by 2050, and could top $1 trillion annually, according to a Reuters report.
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