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Edited by Dustin:
4/3/2013 12:13:47 AM
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Obama does something useful (SCIENCE!)
[quote]US President Barack Obama has unveiled a new initiative to map the brain.
Speaking at the White House, he announced an initial $100m investment to shed light on how the brain works and provide insight into diseases such as Alzheimer's and epilepsy.
President Obama said initiatives like the Human Genome Project had transformed genetics; now he wants to do the same with the brain.
The project will be carried out by both public and private-sector scientists.
The project is called Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies - or BRAIN.
Mr Obama said: There is this enormous mystery waiting to be unlocked, and the BRAIN initiative will change that by giving scientists the tools they need to get a dynamic picture of the brain in action and better understand how we think and learn and remember. And that knowledge will be transformative."[/quote]
Thoughts?
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1 ReplyEdited by defnop552: 4/8/2013 1:39:14 AMIn 2013, the direct costs of caring for those with Alzheimer's to American society will total an estimated $203 billion. That's a massive amount when you consider that against the cost of care for cancer(s) patients. This only takes account Alzheimer's patients and there are so many other brain diseases that are pulling so much money out of the economy. I think it's great that they are looking into it. The sooner they find cures for a lot of diseases the better. Sad Fact: My father has had Alzheimers for 7 years, he's only 58 and he's coming to the end of his time. :'(
