The Gladstone Institutes have announced plans to create a Center for Comprehensive Alzheimer's Disease Research, offering new hope for the millions of families stricken by this debilitating neurodegenerative disease. A $6 million lead gift from the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation will help launch the center of excellence that will let Gladstone scientists more quickly develop therapies for those who suffer from Alzheimer's, or who are at increased risk of getting the disease...

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