Foundation Aims to Raise Awareness of Brain Diseases
People are also concerned they, or their family members, will become affected by brain disease directly,” he added.
The new public service announcement, posted on YouTube, was created using clips from some of the more than 100 accepted entries into the 2011 Neuro Film Festival. The annual contest is hosted by the foundation and features videos from people affected by brain disease.
“There is vast research potential for finding new treatments for brain disease, but limited funding to support it,” Mazziotta said.
According to the news release, the foundation, which supports research into finding cures for brain diseases, has raised more than $16 million to fund such efforts to help battle stroke (the third leading cause of death in the United States) and Alzheimer’s disease (the sixth leading cause of death in the country).