nih estimates that as many as 5 # -- 5.1 million have it today, and this is expected to grow to 13.5 million by 2050. these numbers give an incomplete snap snapshot. it is the advancecare taking with those requires places a heavy, financial and emotional burden on the family. the complicions related to alzheimer's have to work outside their home to earn a living while monitoring and treatment for family members living with the disease. for many adults known as the sandwich generation, they are dually responsible for caring for their aging parents and also caring for their children. alzheimer's has a devastating impact on the economy as well. it is estimated the cost for those caring for those with alzheimer's exceeds $72 billion a year. these costs remit the burden on medicare, medicaid, private insurance care giving and out out-of-pocket expenses for families. until we cure alzheimer's it's imperative our health care system provide support for families caring for loved ones with the disease. the affordable care agent that we passed earlier this year establishes the community assiste

marcelle morrison-bogorad. >> [inaudible] [inaudible] the national institute on aging of the nih. one of our responsibilities, so in this regard i want to tell you of our 2009 congressional mandateed -- [inaudible] i am retiring at the end of this year. -- [inaudible] >> thank you. >> the momentum is there and i believe my successor will have this joy. federal reseahers, other scientific agencies, the private sector, and nonfor profit are collaborating as never before to solve the mysteries of this disease. for example, we have regular meetings with each of the entities that will testify at this hearing. we have partnered with the alzheimer's association on many occasions, and ongoing is a joint venture on updating the definition of ad. the alzheimer's foundation of america and other organizations held briefings a couple of weeks ago where richard, director of nia was asked to testify, and we workith the coalition against major diseases for the institute on matters related to innovations and use on clinical trials. the nia plans and manages an extensive program to better treat and

i was at the nih working on the genetics of bacteria. i learned that model organisms like bacteria can to just about him in disease but also as a doctor and a son with a mother battling this is the use i wanted to feel it was somewhat more connected to the problem. i don't think that was the only reason, not that they chose to do work about cancer, but i saw an opportunity in my thinking about cancer as a problem mainly we didn't understand how a normal cell became a cancer cell and there were a couple new tools having to do with how we measure dna and rna, some with viruses that cause cancer in animals that led me to believe this huge medical problem that affected my family would be amenable to some solutions by taking advantage of these opportunities to do interesting science. >> this is based on lectures you gave in 2004 at the new york public library. tell us about t a

or thinking about how to improve nations' health or simply providing funds for s scientists at the nihr the national science foundation or elsewhere to do their work. >> your book is laid out in fous parts; becoming a scientist, doing science, political science and continuing controversies.iet tell us, why did you lay your book out that way?ontr >> well, i thought that the things that people would care about would be, first of all, why are you a scientist. and be, in fact, what i'm trying to point out in that sense is that you don't have to thinko you're a scientist from thee a third grade. you can have, you know, americae is forgiving. it allows a prolonged adolescence, and i think people need to understand you can become a scientist even in your late 20s as i did. then the trickiest part of my book was how much to say about the science i've done. i know it's technically complicated, and i didn't wantmi to insult the audience bydien watering it down, but i wanted to take a thread ask follow it looking at one aspect of my career that was, frankly, t important because it led to a award

in kosovo wishing happy holidays to my family in montgomery county and my colleagues and friends at nih. happy holidays, see you soon. w >>> if you watch house each week here on fox 5, you know it's about a doctor that helps diagnose mysterious illnesses and it conveniently all happens within an hour. right here in the d.c. area there is a man some are calling the real dr. house heading up a team of physicians working to solve some of the most puzzling medical cases in the country. fox 5's shawn yancy has his story. >> reporter: being a teenager isn't easy. >> there you go. >> reporter: and for 16-year- old connor stevenson every step is a challenge. >> it's extremely difficult to see your child decline, to see them struggling with these challenges and disabilities and not knowing. really the not knowing is difficult. >> so you have this at home. >> reporter: connor is a medical mystery. growing up he did have some cognitive delay but was fully mobile until a few years ago even playing sports. >> he's gone from a walker into a wheelchair. >> reporter: now he needs help brushing his tee

they met tuesday at nih and report annually to the president. he will tell you there is no bigger battle than the one against cancer cells like the ones you see here. >> cancer is a very formidable adversary, it's a wiley foe, really, it's -- and you think you're getting it here but it shows up here and see you have to be very, very careful. >> overall, deaths from cancer are down in part because of improved diagnosis and better treatments. the rates are likely to go back up as a huge population of baby boomers ages. >> the baby boomer generation is now enterago the cancer- prone years -- entering the cancer-prone years and so the incidents, the frequency of cancer in the population is going to go up. >> reporter: prevention is still key. the best way to keep from getting cancer, stop smoking. >> 1/3 of all human cancers are caused by tobacco. 1/3. >> reporter: and researchers found connections between obesity in cancer. >> they're real, no one really understands the relationship and that is between obesity and cancer, there are some important a

a doubling of the nih budget.ripling of the nci budget and ten fold increases in research for specific cancers. it has changed the world. this show has led a path that has changed the world. >> i wanted to say that a lot of that is because of mike, and i salute him for that. >> larry: and we'll be right back. major i events are going to take place across this country. it is called the march. >> that night it came to us thanks to you, let's have a march on washington because i have watched over the years, about 38 years in this town, people who marched on washington made an impression. switch to tempur-pedic. now it's your turn. call now for your free information kit including a tempur material sample, along with a dvd and catalog. traditional mattresses use metal springs that can cause pressure points causing you to toss and turn. only the tempur-pedic mattress automatically adjusts to your body while keeping your spine in perfect alignment. plus, because tempur-pedic doesn't transfer motion, you won't disturb you

a doubling of the nih budget.ripling of the nci budget and ten fold increases in research for specific cancers. it has changed the world. this show has led a path that has changed the world. >> i wanted to say that a lot of that is because of mike, and i salute him for that. >> larry: and we'll be right back. major i events are going to take place across this country. it is called the march. >> that night it came to us thanks to you, let's have a march on washington because i have watched over the years, about 38 years in this town, people who marched on washington made an impression. and like that, we had a new side to our business. [ male announcer ] when businesses see an opportunity, the hartford is tre. protecting their employees and property and helping them prepare for the future. nice boots. nice bag. [ male announcer ] see how the hartford helps businesses at achievewhatsahead.com. >> larry: were you scared the night before the surgery? >> i sure was, because i suddenly realized that, you know, cancer, yo

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doubling of the nih budget. tripling of the nci budget. and research for specific cancers.changed the world. this show has led a path that has changed the world. >> i want to say a lot of that is because of mike. and i salute him for that. >> larry: and we'll be right back. major events going to take place in washington this saturday. called the march. >> you are the father of this march. and that night we talked about it. it just sort of came to us, thanks to you. let's have a march on washington. because i've watched over the years, about 38 years in this town, people who marched on washington, made an impression. >> larry: were you scared the night before the surgery? >> i sure was. i suddenly realized that cancer, you mentioned cancer to some people, and the lights go out. >> larry: we mentioned it on this show. the news came in on this program. it's a scary word. >> but you'd be surprised the people that i've heard from with different kinds of cancer, and the key to all this is early detection. >> larry: we're back with our panel. i don't want to toot my own horn, but

they met tuesday at nih and report annually to the president. he will tell you there is no bigger battle than the one against cancer cells like the ones you see here. >> cancer is a very formeddible adversary. it's -- formidable adversary. it's a wily foe. it's there and you think you're getting it here, but it shows up here and so you have to be very, very careful. >> reporter: overall deaths from cancer are down in part because of improved diagnosis and better treatments. those rates are likely to tick back up as the huge population of baby boomers ages. >> the baby boomer generation is now entering the cancer prone years, ages of 65 to 80, and so the incidence, the frequency of cancer, in the population is going to go up. >> reporter: prevention is still key. the best way to keep from getting cancer, stop smoking. >> 1/3 of all human cancers are caused by tobacco, 1/3. >> reporter: researchers have found connections between obesity and cancer. >> there are things that are real. no one really understands the relationship between obesity and ca

the question of encouraging work at older ages drawing on recently published rand research funded by nih and social security. as a baby boomers aging and retired the number of non-workers relative to the number of workers in the population is rising. streaming social security and medicare and slowing economic growth. the impact the population aging and the standard of living in the future depends a good deal on how long people choose to work before they retired. fortunately, here are the reasons for optimism. the end of the 20th century witnessed profound change in retirement behavior. for over a century, the labor force participation rate of men over age 65 declined. at the end of the 20th century, however, it began to rise. work by older women rose as well. this historical turnaround was mostly driven by rising education levels and technological change, jobs have become less demanding. work and older ages is likely to continue rising in the future but there will be propelled by different forces. chief among these is the scheduled increase in the social security for the retirement age w

funding from the government, according to nih -- 2006, approximately six harbor $43 million for research. down to a $480 million today. massachusetts, jonathan, you are on with eric hall. caller: one thing that would make that research more effective is different autopsy protocols allowed information sharing between people, because it is the only way you can detect it was alzheimer's. the only conclusions that can be drawn is the autopsy data can be available to the researchers. also, there is a problem with a research dollars being too tightly targeted to specific avenues. as new promising avenues become available, they cannot jump into the new path because they will lose their funding, because the funding was slated for something slightly different. finally, if you are not careful and you get an early diagnosis, it will just allow insurance companies to cut back on their coverage. thank you very much. guest: no, i mean, some of the points are well taken. there are concerns about all of those areas. privacy and outpatients -- privacy around patients, the ability to share the reports. lo

internet without dark but, no car industry without highways, pharmaceutical revolution without the nih. maintaining and increasing our american capacity for innovation and thus requires both fundamental support for entrepreneurialism innovation and for the key foundations of science and technology. that is why we have to make it easier to pass a new idea or innovation. make it easier for on for norplant and small-businesses to raise capital. make it easier for the most promising minds and the most promising entrepreneurs to come to this country from around the world. but we must also take the steps that will not happen without public action to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies of the future. we are able to maintain what is distinctive about the united states. simultaneous capacity for strong public actions and for great entrepreneurs to emerge in the years ahead we will be in a stronger position to -- third and final thing we must do is renew the fundamental public compact between the present and the future. perhaps the most important illusion that permeates

there would be no internet pa, not dar pharmaceutical industry without the nih. maintaining and increasing our american capacity for innovation thus requires both fundamental support for entrepreneurial innovation and for the key foundations of science and technology. that is why we have to make it easier to patent a new idea or innovation, make it easier for entrepreneurs and small businesses to raise capital, make it easier for the most promising mines and the most promising entrepreneurs to come to this country from around the world. but we must also take the steps that will not happen with setup -- without satisfactory education satisfaction. if we are able to maintain what is distinctive about the united states, the simultaneous capacity for strong public actions and for great entrepreneurs to emerge in the years ahead, you will be in a far stronger position to assure our leadership. the third and final thing that we must do is renew a fundamental public compact between the present and the future. perhaps the most important elysian that -- most important ill

ever glad you just read that because my answer is, no, diane sawyer was interviewing clapper, head of nih and she asked him what he thought about what happened in london and he did not even have a clue. deere and the headlights. -- deer in the headlights. had no idea about the bomb plot ordered in london. janet incompetano -- no, we are at the mercy. borders are open, they cannot come through. the people in washington are incompetent. it so we are going to leave it there. thank you for your call. we want to remind the viewers we are going to be talking about mr. clapper and his response to the question posed by diane sawyer a little bit in our discussion regarding the threat of home grown terrorism, that will be with steven emerson, executive director of the investigative project on terrorism. that conversation coming up in about 10 minutes. columbia, connecticut. gregory on our line for democrats. ken buck public transportation be protected? caller: i believe it can. i think it can be protected by rethinking our foreign policy. we cannot possibly live the way we are living and continue t

you can just go to the nih website, is it? >> yes, there are many bmi calculators.just bmi, your waist also plays an important role. but if you know what your bmi is, usually that will give you enough information to make a decision what to do about it. >> they recommend that your body mass index or bmi and they have these calculators on nih.gov. bring along a tape measure, because to get an accurate portrayal, you should also measure your waist. and you want to be between 22.5 and 24.9 in the bmi range. explain how many people are -- fall within that range and how likely it is you're probably not in that range. >> not very many people fall in the optimal range. the majority of americans are in the higher risk range. and we've been trying, trying to get people to stop gaining weight, but one of the findings of this study is that there were five times as many deaths in this study than were seen in previous studies in the high-weight range. that shows you what we're facing. we're facing an epidemic of people dying as a result of their obesity. >> you know, the problem

effects long before the marketplace studies revealed the spirit also, clinical research studies by the nihs will not always be needed because an accurate information about patients' conditions can sure which particular groups of patients are more likely to benefit for the treatment which could then rapidly accelerate both the use of treatments where appropriate but also not using them when they are not appropriate. so these five areas really are we to go to improve care and efficiency for over health care system, and that is what our report is aiming for. utter care, more personalized care, more efficient care and more gains in health. these are all part of the?ç?? problem of the 21st century information technology. it is now my pleasure to turn this over to the two representatives of majorç? companies, businesses that have? used and invested in this kind of resource. one in health care delivery and health care delivery systems, bernard, executive since president of health plan hospital operations for the kaiser permanente a is with us today, and one of information and communications. bi

there would be no internet without darkpa no pharmaceutical industry without the nih. maintaining and increasing our american capacity for innovation thus requires both fundamental support for entrepreneurial innovation and for the key foundations of science and technology. that is why we have to make it easier to patent a new idea or innovation, make it easier for entrepreneurs and small businesses to raise capital make it easier for the most promising mines and the most promising entrepreneurs to come to this country from around the world. but we must also take the steps that will not happen with setup -- without satisfactory education satisfaction. if we are able to maintain what is distinctive about the united states, the simultaneous capacity for strong public actions and for great entrepreneurs to emerge in the years ahead you will be in a far stronger position to assure our leadership. the third and final thing that we must do is renew a fundamental public compact between the present and the future. perhaps the most important elysian that -- most important illus

so i had done some research and looked at the websites at the nih, so i knew a little bit about it, butult a process was it. and how quickly after that procedure did you begin to see real improvement? >> i'm sorry, could you say that again? >> i'm asking after the cord-blood transplant, how quickly did you begin to see real improvement? >> actually, after directly after the cord transplant, we saw improvement in the first two weeks. actually he was extremely active. played like a normal little boy would. had lots of sword fights and lots of floor time with his sisters and his dad. and myself. but he did suffer a lot of complications thereafter. >> what's the prognosis now, amy lynn? what are doctors telling you? >> his prognosis is extremely good. his bone marrow transplant physician, dr. margolis thinks he will be a long-term survivor. and that he's possibly cured. >> that's just unbelievable news, we hope for that to be true. and amy lynn, thank you, sean, for joining us, thank you, and nicholas, happy holiday to all of you. >> thank you very much, matt, merry christmas. >> and to you

funding from the government, according to nih -- 2006, approximately six harbor $43 million for research. down to a $480 million today. massachusetts, jonathan, you are on with eric hall. caller: one tng that would make that research more effective is different autopsy protocols allowed information sharing between people, because it is the only way you can detect it was alzheimer's. the only conclusions that can be drawn is the autopsy data can be available to the researchers. also, there is a problem with a research dollars being too tightly targeted to specific avenues. as new promising avenues become available, they cannot jump into the new path cause they will lose their funding, becse the funding was slated for something slightly different. finally, if you are not careful and you get an early diagnosis, it will just allow insurance companies tout back on their coverage. thank you very much. guest: no, i mean, some of the points are well taken. there are concerns about all of those areas. privacy and outpatients -- privacy around patients, the ability to share the reports. looking in

effects long before the marketplace studies revealed the spirit also, clinical research studies by the nihll not always be needed because an accurate information about patients' conditions can sure which particular groups of patients are more likely to benefit for the treatment which could then rapidly accelerate both the use of treatments where appropriate but also not using them when they are not appropriate. so these five areas really are we to go to improve care and efficiency for over health care system, and that is what our report is aiming for. utter care, more personalized care, more efficient care and more gains in health. these are all part of the?ç?? problem of the 21st century information technology. it is now my pleasure to turn this over to the two representatives of majorç? companies, businesses that have? used and invested in this kind of resource. one in health care delivery and health care delivery systems, bernard, executive since president of health plan hospital operations for the kaiser permanente a is with us today, and one of information and communications. bill a