On March 3, 2025, the Trump administration stopped $65 million in funding for Alzheimer’s disease research at 14 Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers (ADRCs). The administration also fired NIH scientists and workers sorely needed to advance Alzheimer’s research.
People diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and those at higher risk of getting the disease (such as children of parents with the disease) need to know that research funding cuts will stop improvement of the current temporary treatments. Also, Younger/Early-onset Alzheimer’s happens to people in their 40’s and 50s, so funded clinical trials are required to approve new treatments that must be started early-on in the disease.
Research funding for Alzheimer’s has passed in a bipartisan way, largely because everyone knows family or friends who has/had the disease. With truthful, continuing research and earlier diagnosis, we can stop Alzheimer’s from taking precious lives.
You can help by using your voice to support ALZ research funding. Contact your state elected officials to share your opinion about these funding cuts…click here to see how easy it is!
Alzheimer’s Association resources:
- Call our national 24/7 Helpline anytime: 1.800.272.3900 or visit alz.org
- Join an Alzheimer’s Association support group. Some groups are just for people with early onset Alzheimer’s. Find a support group in your area
- Whether you’re living with memory loss or caring for someone who is, ALZNavigator™, an online interactive tool, will guide you to your next steps.
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