Posts Tagged ‘alzheimer’s’
U.S. Senators Request Administration Increase Funding For Alzheimer’s
U.S. Senators urged President Trump to demonstrate his support by bolstering the funding request for Alzheimer’s in his fiscal 2019 budget request. The Senate plans to vote on the budget next month according to the Washington Examiner. Funding would be distributed to the National Institutes of Health, which awards grants for medical research. NIH spends about…
Read MoreAlzheimer’s Tracked Back To Higher Brain Sugar Levels
Alzheimer’s dementia sufferers, age 65 and older are currently 10% of the U.S. population, according to the Alzheimer Association. As researchers work to find better ways to treat Alzheimer’s disease and delay its onset, they’ve found a possible connection between glucose, a form of sugar, in people’s brain. Glucose metabolism provides the fuel for physiological brain function.…
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