After signing the National Alzheimer’s Project Act in January 2011, President Obama announced this week that an additional $50 million has been made available for cutting-edge Alzheimer’s research and an additional $26 million in caregiver support, provider education, public awareness, and improvements in data infrastructure. In addition the administration’s fiscal year 2013 budget will boost funding for Alzheimer’s research by $80 million.
“These new funds will help increase our understanding about how to manage Alzheimer’s disease, especially those services that allow families to plan in the early stages and support family caregivers,” said HHS Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee.
Find out more about the administration’s ongoing efforts to fight Alzheimer’s.
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