Alzheimer's Screening and Prevention (ASAP) Act introduced in Congress

SDianeL

Saw this and thought I would share. It's a start and hopefully will lead to much more. https://www.alz.org/news/2025/house-introduces-bipartisan-legislation-asap-act-alzheimers-screening

Michele P

https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74656/alzheimers-screening-and-prevention-asap-act-introduced-in-congress

This is definitely a start. However, the problem is that research funding has been drastically reduced. There are drugs that will never get out of clinical trials now before the drug company runs out of funds. This funding needs to be restored for there to be a chance for a cure.

harshedbuzz

A start.

Given that wait lists to see dementia specialist neurologists in my medically well served community is over 12-months because of a shortage of practitioners, I don't see the bottlenecks going away.

Also, I see nothing addressing the "P" of the acronym. Funding for research in this area, including the universities that train the people who do this critical work, has been cut drastically. This release is also from the Alzheimer's Association—

Statement on Trump Administration Proposed FY26 Budget

HB