when you have alzheimer's, you people that lose that perspective. people in in their 40's now and 50's, 50's and beyond. you lose the ability to give people behind them the sense of accomplishment, the sense of understanding and the sense of hope. you know we have a modern day social phenomenal. this is what alzheimer's is. when you look it a and what my wife has gone through. when you look at what is ravaging the frarne community, i'm twice as likely to have alzheimer's than a caucasian count part. when you look at the fact within my community we're getting tested and treated at a later stage. so the chances of being able to retard or handle the situation is going to be more costly than ever. you realize that we have got to stop it right now. now, we have invested millionors dollars, billion s of dollars as you said earlier in heart disease and cancer. but we pay a pitance to alzheimer's disease. we know that by using a pet span scan we can determine that there is am beta flak in the brain. if we find that has happened, we can begin the process of taking care through diet

when you have alzheimer's, you have people that lose that perspective. people in their 40's now and 50's, 50's and beyond. you lose the ability to give people behind them the sense of accomplishment, the sense of understanding and the sense of hope. you know, we have a modern day social tsunami. this is what alzheimer's is. when you look it a and what my wife has gone through. when you look at what is ravaging the african-american community, i'm twice as likely to have alzheimer's than a caucasian counterpart. when you look at the fact within my community, we're getting tested and treated at a later stage. so the chances of being able to retard or handle the situation is going to be more costly than ever. you realize that we have got to stop it right now. now, we have invested millions of dollars, billions of dollars as you said earlier in heart disease and cancer. but we pay a pittance to alzheimer's disease. we know that by using a pet span scan, we can determine that there is amyloid beta plaque in the brain. if we find that has happened, we can begin the process of takin

biogen was one of the best performers in the s&p 500 after the experimental alzheimer's drug we told you about last night showed in a study it significantly slowed mental decline. shares jumped nearly 10% on the news. meg tirrell has more on this possible breakthrough. >> reporter: the expectations were sky high and today, biogen exceeded them giving hope for a disease with no good treatment options. in a small study reported today, biogen's experimental alzheimer's drug known as bib 37 reduced plaque build-ups in the brain associated with t disease and also shows significant benefits on two measures of cognition. slowing the declines in memory loss and thinking clearly compared with the placebo. >> did better than expected overall and what's really interesting is this class of anti-bodies for alzheimer's disease in the past has had very mixed results and most of the drugs actually failed. but today's result is great for patience. >> reporter: the positive efficacy results were a surprise because the study was in the early phases primarily for safety. show side effects including clea

s. >>> a new study out this morning about alzheimer's disease 5.3 million americans have alzheimer's.ne of those are over 65 years old, and the majority are women but those that conducted the study point out that women tend to live longer than men. the study looked at disclosure rates and found most people were told they had alzheimer's when it was already advanced and that deprives the opportunity to seek care and early treatment by. by the year 20257 million americans are expected to have alzheimer's. >>> a warning for folks in fredericksburg. what the public works department is warning people to stay away from. >>> standing by for new information on the safety of maryland drivers. the report we're waiting for >>> 4:58 now. republican of all stripes are weighing in on texas senator ted cruz's bid for the white house. john cornen declined to endorse him. utah senator mike leigh who teamed up with cruz said he's not ready to endorse anyone. however, cruz will likely get big tea party support. he could make a splash if he wins the texas primary. he faces a huge potential roster of gop

>> for a link to the facts and figures report from the alzheimer's association, go to www.wusa9.com. >>> always watching always tracking, wusa9'sst alert weather. >> let's see. it's going to be about 75 degrees tomorrow or something? >> it's going to get into the 70s. >> and then real coal after this. >> they be temperatures -- cold after that. >> then temperatures cold after that. >> generally this day is right before the cold front arrives. so that's why it's going to be warmer tomorrow. temperatures plummet behind this. the weekend looks downright cold. let's look right now at the michael and son weather cam, cloudy but 54 degrees, winds south at 8 miles per hour and the dew point 35 which means we have light showers that some of which are evaporating before they hit the ground. in our weather headlines very mild tonight under that cloud cover and an occasional sprinkle possible. overall we aren't looking at any significant rain in our forecast over the next 18 hours or so. about the main event arrives tomorrow evening. as you head to the bus stop temperatures between 45 and 55 degrees. in the afternoon they'll get rid of an

having said that, a person who was affected with alzheimer's disease in his armor 50's versus somebody in the 80's may have different contributions to the clinical picture. they look the same. they are forgetful and they develop problems with thinking and activities with daily living, but in the older person, there is that tangles and some other pathologies and vascular disease. in the younger onset person, it is more likely to be a few are -- a pure form of the disease i think both of them are comparable. treatment that are likely to be used for onset early on can be used for later on. there might be a slight predilection toward a genetic as with most diseases. when they occur earlier in life they are more genetically noted that later in life. the biology of the disease is quite comparable with early onset and late onset. senator kaine: how about the caregiver side. we have folks representing organizations that do a lot of work with caregivers. i'm certain you have testified a good pick about recommendations a you might have for us. this year numbers of caregivers in my state and i am

when you have alzheimer's, what you have is people lose that perspective. people in their 40's now, 50's. 50's and beyond. you lose the ability to give people behind them the sense of accomplishment, the sense of understanding, and the sense of hope. you know, we have a modern day social tsunami, this is what alzheimer's is when you look at it, when you look at what my wife has gone through, when you look at what is ravaging the african-american community, i'm twice as likely to have alzheimer's as my caucasian counterparts. when you look at the fact that within that community, my community, we're getting tested and treated and found at a later stage so the chances of being able to retard or hand they will situation is going to be more costly than ever, you realize that we've got to stop it right now. now, we've invested millions of dollars, billions of dollars, as you said earlier in heart disease, and cancer, but we pay a pittance to alzheimer's disease. and we know that by using a pet scan we can determine that there's am lloyd -- that there's amyloid beta plaque in the brai

alzheimers and metabolic diseases. >> trying to -- these two things seem to be converging soprani diseases have -- so if you have diabeteses in your 30's and 40 owes, you are setting yourself up for brain disease 20 years later, and that's the vicious cycle we need to figure out how to bring. to help people get a better handle on this, he is trying to come one a brain number kind of like what your cell tor number is, and it would be determined by how well do you sleep, how happy are you, how good are you at decision making. that would help guide people with their health. raj? >> lisa is having way too much fun. joining us for more, is gray scott, a leading futurist, he is the founder and ceo of the website serious wonder.com, he also hacked his brain. all right, we just saw some advances in the future of neuroscience, such as row bow roach, coming up to a pet smart near us, how does an average american essentially recreate this technology. >> there's a company called muse, and there's also a company called enter ax exon and mind wave. basically what crow do is you use these head sets -- >> show and tell i love it. >> you use these and

when you have alzheimer's, what you have is people lose that perspective. people in their 40's, 50's. 50's and beyond. you lose the ability to give people behind them the sense of accomplishment, the sense of understanding, and the sense of hope. you know, we have a modern day social tsunami this is what alzheimer's is when you look at it, when you look at what my wife has gone through, when you look at what is ravaging the african-american community, i'm twice as likely to have alzheimer's as my caucasian counterparts. when you look at the fact that within that community, my community, we're getting tested and treated and found at a later stage so the chances of being able to retard or hand they will situation is going to be more costly than ever, you realize that we've got to stop it right now. now, we've invested millions of dollars, billions of dollars, as you said earlier in heart disease, and cancer, but we pay a pittance to alzheimer's disease. and we know that by using a pet scan we can determine that there's am lloyd -- that there's amyloyd beta plak in the -- plaque i

alzheimer's. no drugs, no therapy. the doctors say this experimental drug may benefit mills s millions of others in the earliest stages. >>> even though the cherry blossom festival has begun, there will be track work on metro this weekend. trains on the orange silver blue and yellow lines will operate every 18 minutes this weekend. the red and green lines will have a regular schedule. usually track work is suspended during this festival but this year metro decided to continue track work for the first two weekends. >>> a community fixture left in ruins. now there's a new snag in the plan to get a local landmark back up and running. . >> reporter: a lawsuit filed by a deaf and homeless man who says he was denied an sperpter while locked up for six weeks. his s >>> this homeless man says he was put in jail for six weeks and he could not communicate with anyone because he is deaf. >> now he's suing the arlington county sheriff's department for not introproviding him with an interpreter despite repeated requests. >> news4's kristin wright has his story. >> reporter: abraham told us his story from his attorney's office in wa

now, having said that, a person who's affected with alzheimer's disease say in his or her 50's versus somebody in their 80's may have different contributions to the clinical picture. so they look the same they're forgetful, they develop problems with thinking and activities of daily living but in the older person there is the amyloid, the plaques but also some other pathology, vascular disease. in the young you are onset person, it's more likely to be a pure form of the disease with the amyloid protein. i think both of them are comparable. treatments that will work for earlyon set and oldon set. and a more genetic contribution for the younger onset. just like other diseases. basically the biology of the diseases are quite comparable, late onset and early onset. senator kaine: in other answers to that question? how about the caregiver side? because we have folks representing organizations that do a lot of work with caregivers. i'm certain that you've already testified a good bit about recommendations you might have for us. just the sheer numbers of caregivers in my state and i'm sure i

mentioning the big story today the s&p one of the big stories above 2100 and the reason for that, the leader is biogen on the positive news in the early stage results of that alzheimer'ssee it over 6.5%. a real strong performer among the biotechs and certainly today is a standout. other than that let's take a look at the sectors driving the broader markets higher. energy moving higher, we're seeing gains in oil prices, discretion naresry stocks, big winners with consumer staples and financials digging deeper into the discretionary story it's all about earnings and outlook and investors all seeing them favorably. nike came in with earnings ahead of expectations. revenue impacted by the stronger dollar. the company gave a disappointing forecast for earnings and revenue for the coming year because of the stronger dollar. the expectation is the company will continue to gain share in what the company called a challenging environment and said it would use every lever at its disposal to make sure it did drive growth during what it calls a challenging time because it's a global company so it's impacted by dollar strength. darden restaurants seeing good performance out of its

s president's decision to stay in afghanistan through 2015. [inaudible conversations] >> this hearing will come to order. it is my pleasure to accept our nation's progress in combating alzheimer'ssease is the enactment of the national alzheimer's project act which i co-authored with then senator evan by in 2011. i don't need to tell the people in this room what a devastating disease alzheimer's is. it exact's a tremendous personal and economic toll on the individual family, and our society. in addition to the human suffering that causes alzheimer's cost the united states within $226 billion including 153 billion. these cuts already our nation's most costly disease projected to cost more than $1.1 trillion in 2050 if nothing 2050 if nothing is done to change its current trajectory. alzheimer's is also one of our nation's leading causes of death. they list alzheimer's as the 5th leading cause of death overall and the 5th leading cause of death for those 65 and older. number three right behind cancer and heart disease. moreover and most frustrating it is the only one of our nation's deadliest diseases without an effective means of prevention treatment, or a cure. it is now estimat

s&p 500 advancing. -- members gaining. are bloomberg intelligence analyst said at this drug has true potential for being an actual revolutionary drug for treating out timers that's treating out timers -- treating alzheimer'sitive enough that the company is going to skip mid-stage testing at move straight ahead into final stage trials that will begin later this year. anyone who knows anyone with alzheimer's come across your fingers. betty: on another front, you were talking about wages and spending and how correlated they are. tiffany is one of the stocks you are watching. >> tiffany is suffering from the stronger dollar. a lot of these consumer names and tech names are hurting the stronger dollar. the combination of a strong dollar and sluggish sales will mean a 30% drop in profit for this quarter. investors responding negatively to that. you've also got a stronger dollar as a headwind for a company like nike. it is trading at a record high right now, up by 4.5%, adding the most of the dow in points and percentage basis. the strong dollar did hold back revenue. still, 7% revenue growth in this kind of global economy is impressive. betty: mobile games are expected to surpass console us as the biggest segme

is a growing concern, and that's alzheimer's disease and the cost that it is in our personal lives and also in funding. so scores of public agencies, including many h. s. agencies as well as numerous private and nonprofit organizations are trying to address this challenge of preventing alzheimer's serving those who have dementia day, finding a cure. shouldn't the federal government be coordinating a plan on alzheimer's? >> in terms of the issue of coordination there is a body and advisory group that includes both people from the federal government as well as external folks to be a part of putting together our thoughts and strategies. it is informed the way we're doing investments. there are members of the federal government across the government as those external bodies that aren't part of the. with regard to the work at the department, the work cuts across a number of different areas, nih and research is jenny what comes to find out where the biggest dollars are spent is actually in cms and making sure we are thinking through the issues in a state because that's where the dollars. the other thing is committee for living where we were going to think a