In 1984, Congress directed NIH to foster further research related to Alzheimer's disease (AD). The Public Health Service Act authorizes the NIH Alzheimer’s Disease Centers (ADCs) program under section 445 (42 U.S.C. 285e-2). NIH funded the first ADCs in the mid-1980s in response to the congressional directive, information on AD emerging from the work of NIH grantees and other researchers, and t...
