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National institute on aging promising signs of alzheimers disease will be supported. We have a distinguished panel of experts here today and family members and also quite a and audience. I will welcome the representative of the Alzheimers Association summit you came along way to be here today we thank you for your tireless worker about the need to do more for your loved ones. Also we have students from the university of virginia spending the day learning about budget and appropriations. On the first panel will hear from dr. Francis collins distinguished director of National Institutes of healt...

Just under two hours. [inaudible conversations] the Senate Subcommittee Senate Appropriations subcommittee on labor health, human services, education and related agencies will please come to order. Todays hearing is the sixth that this subcommittee has held since 2000 focusing on alzheimers disease. The burden of the disease, the state of the research and the challenges we face. Going back many years we heard predictions from experts about the far reaching consequences this disease will have on the quality of life of American Families and the burden will place on our economy in the years ahead...

Alzheimers disease is a leading cause of death in u. S. Adults. Up next a panel looks at the Economic Impact of the disease and research. Actor seth rogan testified after a panel of officials. Iowa senator tom harkin chairs the appropriations subcommittee on health and human services. See the educated related agencien will use com these come to orde. Related hearing is the fifth the subcommittee has held since 2,000 focusing on alzheimers st disease. Mitt the burden of the disease ande 0 the state of th state of the red the challenges faced by of the d caregivers. Is re going back manyse years...

Since 2000 focusing on alzheimers disease. The burden of the disease, a state of the research and the challenges faced. Going back many years we have heard predictions from experts about the farreaching consequences this disease will have on the quality of life for American Families and the burden that will place on our economy in the years ahead. Last april and a major study predicted that these consequences will be far greater than previously imagined. We will hear from the author of that study today on the next panel. Reviously imagined. Well hear from the author of that study today on the ...

Policy. Or definitively saying what diseases money has to go to. Instead, we allow the peerreview process to support the most promising science. However, we were able to provide 131 million increase for the National Institute on ageing in the recent fiscal year 2014 omnibus. Again, with the expectation that promising science in alzheimers disease will be supported. We have a distinguished panel of experts here today, scientists, economists, patients, family members. We also have quite an audience. Let me welcome representatives of the Alzheimers Association. Some of you came a long way to be h...