Dr. Neil Buckholtz, National Institute on Aging

Dr. Neil Buckholtz, National Institute on Aging

Dr. Neil Buckholtz, director of the Division of Neuroscience at the National Institute on Aging (NIH), explains that a long, difficult journey lies ahead for researchers worldwide striving to understand Alzheimer’s disease, develop better treatments to slow its progress and ultimately find a cure. Eventually, he says, “we hope to be able to delay the onset or prevent Alzheimer’s disease entirely.”

In a recent fascinating interview, Dr. Buckholtz lays out with precision the achievements to date and the goals and challenges for research professionals in academia, government and industry. Go to http://1.usa.gov/17PLIJM to read or hear “A conversation with… Dr. Neil Buckholtz.”

Readers may be interested in learning that Dr. Buckholtz participated in the May 2013 “Remember This” Symposium sponsored by the Hurwitz Lecture Fund at the Charles E. Smith Life Communities. The topic: Alzheimer’s Disease: Current Understanding and New Directions.

“The new national push on Alzheimer’s has re-energized all of us, I think, and has elevated research on Alzheimer’s in the national conversation about aging and health.”