Why Research Alzheimer's?
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Number of people age 65 and older with Alzheimer’s by 2025
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Number of people 65 and older with Alzheimer’s by 2050 unless treatments or cures are developed
Donations are so important to help further the amazing research being conducted. To date, Biking For Ben has raised over $45,000 towards life changing Alzheimers research at The John P. Hussman Institute.
Benefiting Alzheimers research at The John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at The University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine.
About John P Hussman Institute for Human Genomics
In 1993, a team led by HIHG Director Margaret A. Pericak-Vance, Ph.D., discovered the first major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer disease. They found that people who inherit a version of the apolipoprotein-E gene (APOE) are at significantly increased risk for developing the disease. The HIHG Alzheimer disease team continues to pursue the answers to the following questions:
