Obama to seek more Alzheimer's research money
Photo credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr. | After having trouble breathing brought on by the late stages of Alzheimer's, Mike Henley was moved to the hospital. His wife, Karen, is constantly by his side. (Aug. 7, 2009)
The Obama administration is increasing spending on Alzheimer's research — planning to surpass half a billion dollars next year — as part of a quest to find effective treatments for the brain-destroying disease by 2025.
In a two-part plan announced Tuesday, the National Institutes of Health immediately will devote an extra $50 million dementia research, on top of the $450 million a year it...
