US health officials aim to transform Alzheimers disease research with 300 million data platform Egypt Independent

CNN — The US National Institute on Aging is moving forward with efforts to build a real-world Alzheimer’s disease database as part of its aim to improve, support and conduct more dementia research. Last month, the agency, part of the National Institutes of Health, posted a notice of the grant for the six-year database project, setting its earliest start date as April 2024. The NIH confirmed Tuesday that plans are underway to fund the Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias’ real-world data platform. The National Institute on Aging intends to commit $50 million per year, starting in fiscal year 2024,…