WHAT: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius will release an ambitious national plan to address Alzheimer’s disease in a speech to attendees of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Summit 2012: Path to Treatment and Prevention. The plan was called for in the National Alzheimer’s Project Act , ... continue reading
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) and Meso Scale Discovery today announced they have entered an agreement to develop diagnostic assays that will measure cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers for use in Alzheimer’s disease research.
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Prospective government spending cuts may slow Alzheimer’s disease research, stunt the careers of young scientists and prevent the U.S. from working with other nations on alternate energy, scientists and lobbyists say.
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Nonprofit AHAF announces $5.6 million in grants for Alzheimer’s and eye disease research to scientists worldwide. Includes $3.4 million for Alzheimer’s disease. …
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Alzheimer’s disease research has shifted to looking for the earliest signs and symptoms of the disease process. A new study has found evidence of early brain damage in some young people at increased risk for the disease.
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