2005-2006 Progress Report on Alzheimer's Disease: Journey to Discovery
The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the Federal Government’s National Institutes of Health (NIH), has primary responsibility for basic research in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) as well as research aimed at finding ways to prevent and treat AD. The Institute’s AD research program is integral to one of its main goals, which is to enhance the quality of life of older people by expanding knowledge about the aging brain and nervous system. This 2005-2006 Progress Report on Alzheimer’s Disease summarizes recent AD research conducted or supported by NIA and other components of NIH, including:
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- National Center for Research Resources
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- National Institute of Nursing Research
Additional AD research efforts also are supported by the National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, and the John E. Fogarty International Center.
In Remembrance
This Progress Report on Alzheimer’s Disease is dedicated to Leon Thal, M.D. (1944–2007), a leading AD researcher, exceptional scientist, consensus builder, caring and talented clinician, and wonderful human being of extraordinary wisdom and energy. Many, many people will deeply miss him.
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