The LEAD March newsletter has been posted. View it online here. Subscribe to the newsletter here.
LEAD March newsletter now available
Reflections from the Mirror of Dementia: Do I Approve of What I See?
by Daniel C. Potts, MD, FAAN “Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who in this land is fairest of all? You, my queen, are fair; it is true. But Snow-White is a thousand times fairer than you.” – From Little Snow-White, by Jacob […]
LEAD Coalition Calls for New Federal Investments in Care, Support, and Research
Ninety-three LEAD Coalition member organizations and supporters wrote to the U.S. House and Senate appropriations leadership calling for a $20 million expansion in care and support services through the Administration for Community Living and overall NIH funding to reach $32 billion including at least $200 million in new investments in dementia research. Read the Senate and House versions of the letter.
LEAD February newsletter now available
The LEAD February newsletter has been posted. View it online here. Subscribe to the newsletter here.
LEAD Coalition Calls for Global Dementia Collaboration by Health Ministers
Ninety-eight LEAD Coalition member organizations and supporters wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Matthews Burwell encouraging her to represent the United States at the World Health Organization’s upcoming dementia conference. Read the full letter.
LEAD January newsletter now available
The LEAD January newsletter has been posted. View it online here. Subscribe to the newsletter here.
LEAD Coalition Supports NIH Draft Policy
Eighty-six LEAD Coalition member organizations and supporters submitted a public comment supporting a National Institutes of Health (NIH) draft policy to promote the use of a single Institutional Review Board (single IRB) of record for domestic sites of multi-site studies funded by the NIH. Read the full public comment.
LEAD December newsletter now available
The LEAD December newsletter has been posted. View it online here. Subscribe to the newsletter here.
Preparing for a Tsunami of Public Health Challenges
by The Honorable Jim Greenwood Biopharmaceutical companies are at the forefront of expanding our understanding of the genetic and biomolecular basis of disease, and their researchers are committed to developing the next generation of modern medicines. However, this goal can be realized only in an environment of forward-looking public policies that sustain scientific discovery and […]
LEAD November newsletter now available
The LEAD November newsletter has been posted. View it online here. Subscribe to the newsletter here.