Understanding the somewhat brief history of Alzheimer’s disease is important to help us impact the future by moving forward Together in This.
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- 1906: Dr. Alois Alzheimer identifies disease in patient
- 1910: Alzheimer’s disease named
- 1968: Development of cognitive measurement scales
- 1976: Alzheimer’s recognized as most common form of dementia
- 1979: Alzheimer’s Society U.K. founded
- 1980: Alzheimer’s Association founded
- 1984: The NIA begins to fund Alzheimer’s Disease Centers
- 1987: First Alzheimer’s drug trial
- 1993: First Alzheimer’s drug approved by FDA
- Discontinued in 2013
- 1994: Ronald Reagan, former President of the United States, announces he has Alzheimer’s
- 2014: Together in This founded to help family caregivers
- 2015: US Federal budget increases research funding by $350 million to $936 million
- Cancer funding > $6 billion
- HIV funding > $3 billion
- 2016: Several chapters secede from the national Alzheimer’s Association
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