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Alzheimer's Report

October 2012

ALZHEIMER’S: FRANK MORELLI, 1237 FILBERT STREET, SF, CA 94109; 563-8361
Speaking at the 31ST NARFE National Convention on Monday August 27, 2012, Harry Johns, president and CEO of the Alzheimer’s Association, praised NARFE for what the Association has helped to accomplish in the world of Alzheimer’s Research. He said: “You have heard that, since 1985, you have raised just short of $10 million and are extending that. But what I want you to realize is, in the world of Alzheimer’s research, you are leaders of what has occurred in research over that time period.”

Johns also thanked NARFE members for their support in helping to bring about the creation of the National Alzheimer’s Plan. He said that he is working very closely with the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Administration on Aging to implement the national plan.

Also reporting on the latest in Alzheimer’s research, Johns said the Food and Drug Administration has approved the first compound that, while not approved for diagnosis, is approved for ruling out Alzheimer’s. He also told delegates about an important finding, released just this week, on the treatment of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. A clinical trial on a potential drug failed to meet its endpoints; but when scientists looked at two separate parts of the trial, they saw for the first time ever what the scientists call a signal – actual improvement for people with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. Johns said that the information will go into an extension of that clinical trial and, in about a year, scientists will have an indication if that drug will work in early-stage Alzheimer’s.

The scientific community now believes that it is most likely that the best way to treat the disease is to find it earlier and then actually apply those treatments even earlier in the process. “All of the research that NARFE funds has led us to that point,” he said.

He closed by saying that it is not a question of “if” but a question of “when” toward the Alzheimer’s Association’s goal of a world without Alzheimer’s.

With the Association’s goal of raising $10 million in 2012 within reach, Jane Rogers, chair of the NARFE- Alzheimer’s National Committee, gained overwhelming approval from delegates to set a new national goal of $11 million in 2014. As of August 26, 2012  $9,897, 488 has been raised.

      Frank Morelli
  Alzheimer's Chair

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