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Three Scientists Have Received an Award for Their Significant Contributions to the Understanding of Alzheimer's Disease
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THREE SCIENTISTS HAVE RECEIVED THIS YEAR'S "METLIFE FOUNDATION
AWARDS FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"; ALL THREE HAVE,
INDIVIDUALLY, MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE
DISEASE--PARTICULARLY BY HELPING TO SHED LIGHT ON THE ENZYMES THAT PLAY
AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ALZHEIMER'S. THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENTS ARE:
DOCTOR ROBERT VASSAR, OF NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY;
DOCTOR PHILIP WONG, OF JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY; AND
DOCTOR BART DE STROOPER [AS IN "ROPE" OR "STROKE"], OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN ["LOU-VEN"], IN BELGIUM.
PRESIDENT AND C-E-O OF THE INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTER,
U-S-A--DOCTOR ROBERT BUTLER--EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANCE OF
THEIR RESEARCH...
(BUTLER):
"AS THE POPULATION AGES, RESEARCH ON ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE HAS NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT. IF UNCHECKED, THE MEDICAL
AND CARE-GIVING COSTS COULD VERY WELL MAKE ALZHEIMER'S THE
MOST-SIGNIFICANT DISEASE OF THE CENTURY. THROUGH THIS ANNUAL
AWARD, METLIFE FOUNDATION PROVIDES LEADING SCIENTISTS WITH THE FUNDS TO
FREELY PURSUE THEIR IDEAS."
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SIBYL JACOBSON--PRESIDENT OF METLIFE
FOUNDATION--EXPLAINS METLIFE'S LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT TO ALZHEIMER'S
RESEARCH...
(JACOBSON):
"THE IMPACT OF ALZHEIMER'S ON FAMILIES, SOCIETY, AND
THE ECONOMY IS WHY METLIFE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN COMMITTED--FOR OVER 20
YEARS--TO THE SEARCH FOR A CURE. THESE AWARDS ARE AN INVESTMENT IN
THE FUTURE; SCIENTISTS REPRESENT OUR BEST HOPE FOR, ONE DAY, FINDING THE
CAUSES AND TREATMENTS FOR ALZHEIMER'S. WE THANK THE AWARDEES FOR
THEIR IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF THIS DISEASE--AND
FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH."
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
W-W-W-DOT-"MET-LIFE"-DOT-ORG.
