A grand plan for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

摘要

As this issue of the Lancet Neurology went to press, a noteworthy date for researchers and clinicians with an interest in dementia was near: February 8, 2012. The date marks a deadline set up by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to receive public input on a draft framework for the National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA). The US government considers NAPA a historic opportunity, and it could certainly become a celebrated milestone if, by implementing the law, dementia research is made a national priority. NAPA should drive clinical and basic research in dementia in the USA over the next decade and, given that it includes a requirement to "coordinate with international bodies to fight Alzheimer's disease globally", it could also shape dementia research elsewhere.