Alzheimers disease is a leading cause of death in u. S. Adults. Up next a panel looks at the Economic Impact of the disease and research. Actor seth rogan testified after a panel of officials. Iowa senator tom harkin chairs the appropriations subcommittee on health and human services. See the educated related agencien will use com these come to orde. Related hearing is the fifth the subcommittee has held since 2,000 focusing on alzheimers st disease. Mitt the burden of the disease ande 0 the state of th state of the red the challenges faced by of the d caregivers. Is re going back manyse years weve face heard predictions from experts about the farreaching heard abe equencespr of this disease will have on the quality of life for American Families and the burden it will place on thehave ameromy in the years ahead. For last april a study predictedcon that they would be far greatera. Than anyone previously imagined. We will hear from the author on the next panel. T i dohe note this command
Since 2000 focusing on alzheimers disease. The burden of the disease, a state of the research and the challenges faced. Going back many years we have heard predictions from experts about the farreaching consequences this disease will have on the quality of life for American Families and the burden that will place on our economy in the years ahead. Last april and a major study predicted that these consequences will be far greater than previously imagined. We will hear from the author of that study today on the next panel. Reviously imagined. Well hear from the author of that study today on the next panel. I wont steal his thunder, but i note this study commanded the attention of the nati, there are few americans whose life has not been tested in some way by alzheimers disease life hasnt been touched in some way by alzheimers disease. Whether through a Family Member or a friend. Its the most common form of dementia among Older Americans and its risk increases with increasing age. For tho
Good evening, and welcome to tos meeting of the Commonwealth Club of california, the place where youre in the know. You can find the Commonwealth Club on the internet at commonwealthclub. Org. Im Andrew Leonard from salon. Com, your moderator for this evenings program. To my left is Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew Mcafee who are researchers at the Mit Sloan School of management. Erik is the directer of the mit center for Digital Business and andrew is the Principal Research scientist. The two men made a name for themselves a couple of years ago with their selfpublished book, race against the machine, which kind of coalesced some emerging nervousness about the fact that automation is really beginning to replace jobs at higher and higher levels. They followed this up with a bigger book, the second machine age work, progress and prosperity in a time of brilliant technologies. And its really, i think everybody in this room will understand how timely this is. In the San Francisco and greater b
Policy. Or definitively saying what diseases money has to go to. Instead, we allow the peerreview process to support the most promising science. However, we were able to provide 131 million increase for the National Institute on ageing in the recent fiscal year 2014 omnibus. Again, with the expectation that promising science in alzheimers disease will be supported. We have a distinguished panel of experts here today, scientists, economists, patients, family members. We also have quite an audience. Let me welcome representatives of the Alzheimers Association. Some of you came a long way to be here today. We thank you for your tireless work to educate members of congress and the press about the need to do more to help you and your loved ones. Also in the audience are students, i am told, from the university of virginia. These young people are spending a day here learning about budget and appropriations, and we welcome all of you here also. On our first panel, of course, well hear from dr
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