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Click here to read the comments submitted on Friday, May 10 on the "Interim Milestones to Complete the First Goal of the National Alzheimer's Plan by 2025" that were included in the recommendations by the Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research, Care and Service.

Pressure is mounting for Washington to find a way to avoid the automatic spending reductions set to begin March 1, with President Barack Obama Tuesday urging Congress to stop the "meat-cleaver approach" that he says will undermine U.S. military strength and "eviscerate job creating investments in education and energy and medical research."

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Click here to listen to a recording using the player below and download the presentation slides by clicking here (PDF).

The full text of the letter is available here (PDF).

The full text of the letter is available here (PDF).

Dr. Frank LaFerla is Director of the Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, University of California, Irvine. He was the first to use stem cell technology for use in mice engineered for both the plaques and tangles that are characteristic of human Alzheimer’s disease. Recently, his group reported data that shows that neural stem cells can rescue – and actually restore – memory and function in mice, which have Alzheimer’s-like cognitive deficits. During this call he discusses his research and answers questions.

For the first time ever, the US government has adopted a national strategic plan to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s disease by 2025. Dr. Ron Petersen, Chairman of the National Alzheimer’s Advisory Council on Research, Care and Services and Director of the Mayo Clinic’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center summarized what is in the National Plan and the first steps in its implementation. Click here for a recording and transcript.