Obama Administration Announces New Steps to Fight Alzheimer's Disease

The Obama Administration is making an additional $50 million available for cutting-edge Alzheimer's research. The administration's Fiscal Year 2013 budget will increase funding for Alzheimer's research by $80 million, plus an additional $26 million for caregiver support, provider education and public awareness about the disease. This new funding will speed up the [National Institutes of Health's][1] effort to develop new ways of helping people with Alzheimer's disease and those at risk. For more information read the fact sheet, _[We Can't Wait: Taking Action on Alzheimer's Disease][2]. _

[1]: http://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers
[2]: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2012pres/02/factsheet_alzheimers.html

URL: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2012pres/02/20120207a.html