Future Opportunities to Leverage the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative: Workshop Summary |
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| Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders Staff, |
| ISBN: | 978-1-282-97603-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Publisher: | National Academies Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $15.00 |
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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...
More DescriptionNearly 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.