A bill to develop a national plan to fight Alzheimer's disease has been approved by Congress and is expected to be signed by President Obama. The legislation would establish a National Alzheimer's Project to coordinate the nation's approach to research, treatment and caregiving, The New York Times reported.
The goal is to "accelerate the development of treatments that would prevent, halt or reverse the course of Alzheimer's" and "improve the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and coordination of the care and treatment of citizens with Alzheimer's." "If you go to war, you have planning, planning, planning," said bill co-sponsor Representative Christopher H. Smith, Republican of New Jersey, The Times reported. "Well, this is a war on a dreaded disease. We need to bring all the disparate elements together for the greatest possible result."
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