The Alzheimerization of aging.
The NIA invests a disproportionately large share of its resources in research on Alzheimer's Disease at the expense of other interests of the broader scientific community in gerontology. Complex social forces that continue to shape this outcome embrace discipline-specific traditions of science advocacy, as well as science-driven intellectual growth.
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Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, USA.
D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000191:economics; D005853:Geriatrics; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D011639:Public Opinion; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D014481:United States