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Brain Research and the Challenge of Aging

July 5th 2011 19:54

aging brain disease science research








The study of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's consumes less than 2% of the National Institute of Health budget.


BY STANLEY B. PRUSINER AND GEORGE P. SHULTZ

The human brain has produced truly remarkable advances in medical science, creating new medical devices, pharmaceutical products, and diagnostic and surgical procedures that enable us to enjoy longer, healthier lives. Consider, just as examples, the Salk vaccine, which has virtually eliminated polio; and the MRI, which makes it possible to do internal examinations noninvasively.

But this very success—living longer—demands that we urgently address diseases of the brain that often accompany aging. Three out of five Americans will suffer from a nervous-system disease at some time in their lives. These illnesses are often chronic and debilitating.





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