"The briefing also highlighted the importance of genomic testing for Alzheimer’s disease and the growing need for increased federal commitment to Alzheimer’s research and funding. Alzheimer’s disease is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Currently more than 5.4 million individuals are suffering from the disease—a number that is expected to increase as Americans continue to lengthen their lifespan.

Fattah, who has led Congress in efforts to increase public funding for brain research was also named as one of four co-chairs of the House Alzheimer’s Disease Caucus last week."

http://fattah.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=3...temid=1692



“National Institutes of Health (NIH) — The Committee bill provides $30,459,181,000, an increase of $605,668,000, to fund biomedical research at the 27 Institutes and Centers that comprise NIH. This level is sufficient, when combined with the $1,000,000,000 increase appropriated in FY 2014, to fully replace the FY 2013 sequester cut to NIH. Further, this
level will allow NIH to allocate $100,000,000 for the second year of the Brain Research through Application of Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative, an increase of
$60,000,000.”

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/find_people/ninds/OS...Final2.pdf


Slide 2 Appropriations & Requests

http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/about_ntp/bsc/20...09_508.pdf


Link to bigger pic
http://fattah.house.gov//images/user_images/M...rantus.jpg