Future Opportunities to Leverage the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
Author | : Institute of Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2011-02-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780309161886 |
ISBN-13 | : 0309161886 |
Rating | : 4/5 (886 Downloads) |
Download or read book Future Opportunities to Leverage the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-02-07 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly 5.3 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, and 26.6 million people are affected worldwide. The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), a public-private partnership, provides a publicly available, international database of clinical and imaging data to foster research and collaboration on Alzheimer's research worldwide. The Institute of Medicine held a workshop on July 12, 2010, to explore opportunities to use information from and partnerships formed because of ADNI to continue to improve the understanding and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.