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Dr. Walter Koroshetz @NINDSdirector
Walter J. Koroshetz
As November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, I want to bring awareness to some of the promising NIH research and discoveries that may help people living with Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD) and their families, and to share an opportunity with you to provide us with your input on the most important needs and promising opportunities for ADRD research.
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