Today, @HillaryClinton unveiled her plan to combat #Alzheimer's. Read it here:

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Correct The Record ?@CorrectRecord 3h3 hours ago

Today, @HillaryClinton unveiled her plan to combat #Alzheimer's. Read it here:
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/factsheets/2015/12/22/an-end-to-alzheimers-disease/ …



Factsheets
An End to Alzheimer’s Disease

Hillary Clinton’s Plan to Prevent, Effectively Treat and Make a Cure Possible by 2025

The signature piece of Hillary Clinton’s commitment to target and defeat the diseases of our day is a groundbreaking investment in research to prevent, effectively treat and make possible a cure to Alzheimer’s disease by 2025. She also outlined new measures to support family caregivers and improve caregiving for individuals living with Alzheimer’s, building on the robust caregiving agenda she announced last month. Her proposals, informed by experts in the scientific and caregiving communities, will enable our country to make a cure possible and provide needed relief to millions of Alzheimer’s patients and their families.

Background on Alzheimer’s in the United States

Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, primarily impacting older Americans, but also taking a toll on younger Americans who suffer from early-onset Alzheimer’s. As brain cells degenerate, memories and mental function are lost and lives are cut short.

More than five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s. With the median age of the American population rising, the overall number of people suffering from Alzheimer’s is expected to grow nearly threefold to nearly 15 million Americans by 2050.

Alzheimer’s is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States and is the only cause in the top ten for which we lack the ability to prevent, cure or even slow it. The FDA has not approved a new compound to treat the disease in more than a decade.

In addition, the disease takes a toll on the millions of family members who care for them, too many of whom have to choose between their work and their caregiving and too many suffer an impact on their emotional and physical health as a result of their responsibilities.............more........


Also see this thread which I posted earlier today:



Clinton to call for Alzheimer's cure, increase spending to $2 billion annually
Source: usatoday.com

Clinton to call for Alzheimer's cure, increase spending to $2 billion annually

Heidi M Przybyla, USA TODAY 12:06 a.m. EST December 22, 2015
Clinton to elevate disease hitting women and minorities hard

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/12/22/hillar-clinton-alzheimers-election-2016-cure/77704834/


(Photo: AP)


As U.S. deaths from Alzheimer’s are exploding, Hillary Clinton wants to make curing the disease a major issue for the women and minority voters who are at a disproportionate risk of developing it.

In her last campaign speech Tuesday before the Christmas holiday, Clinton plans to call for a dramatic increase in federal spending to find a cure for the only cause of death ranked in America’s top 10 that cannot be cured, prevented or even slowed, the campaign told USA TODAY. The Democratic front-runner will propose spending $2 billion a year in an attempt to cure the degenerative brain disease by 2025, according to a campaign official who was not authorized to speak publicly ahead of the announcement.

It’s the first time a presidential candidate has made Alzheimer’s a major campaign issue, said Robert Egge, executive director of the Alzheimer’s Impact Movement, whose advocates are leaning on all 2016 campaigns to take up the issue. None of them has offered specific plans. Clinton's proposal “makes this a national conversation,” he said..........................


.....Researchers have two main theories as to why women are more susceptible than men to the disease. One is that menopause leads to energy deficits in the brain, Tanzi said. The other, which he gives more credence, is that women are more susceptible to brain inflammation than men, which is also probably why women suffer more from other brain diseases like multiple sclerosis, he said.

Some markers for Alzheimer's can be detected 20 years before symptoms arise, said Tanzi. Yet there's no way to treat it. “It’s an issue people have swept under the rug,” he said. “We’re just starting to wake up.”

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/12/22/hillar-clinton-alzheimers-election-2016-cure/77704834/


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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141294516#post11




A few tweets:

Hillary Clinton Retweeted
Andrew Whitley ?@AndrewWhitleyVA 4h4 hours ago

From the bottom of my heart, thank you @HillaryClinton for taking the fight to Alzheimers! Couldn't be prouder to be a part of your team.
135 retweets 402 likes
Hillary Clinton ?@HillaryClinton 5h5 hours ago

We can prevent, effectively treat, and make a cure possible for Alzheimer’s by 2025. -H
702 retweets 1,899 likes

[Walk away]

1. She is the only candidate actually addressing issues that matter to Americans.

It's such a big difference from the candidates that yell and point and spout fantastical ideology.

[BooScout]

2. Her plan for this is very personal for me...

I lost my mom to Alzheimer's in May of this year. I can't say how much it would mean to me to see a cure for this devastating disease in my lifetime. The toll Alzheimer's takes on it's victims and their families, loved ones and care givers is totally staggering.

[Iliyah]

3. Agreed.

Prayers for you and your family.

[Thinkingabout]

4. My father had alzheimer's and during the Reagan administration the funding for alzheimers funding.

It was evident before Reagan left office he had signs of alzheimers himself. Any advances in studying this condition would be appreciated though my father has been deceased for several years. It would be a good thing to have this researched, thanks Hillary for placing effort towards this research.

[brer cat]

5. Kicking this for sheshe2

who knows all too well the pain of this horrible disease.

[Tarheel_Dem]

6. My mother succumbed to complications from Alzheimer's in the late 80's. Good for Hillary.

[fleabiscuit]

7. K&R, eom

[Historic NY]

8. Sadly there are people out there that don't care....

especially when you mention how other countries take care of the patients especially in European countries.