According to the Society for Neuroscience
http://www.sfn.org/index.aspx?pagename=gpa_main
Neurological illnesses strike more than 50 million people annually, and cost more than $460 billion.
Mental disorders strike 44 million people at a cost of $148 billion. Delaying the onset of Alzheimer’s disease by five years alone could save $50 billion in annual health care costs.

May 7 - President Obama released his detailed FY2010 budget, which included $30.996 billion for NIH and $7 billion for NSF.

May 4- SfN publishes updated state fact sheets, which use state-specific data to illustrate the potential impact of research funded by NIH.

The main clinical issues are
- Neurodegenerative disorders (Parkinson's and Alzheimer's)
- Stroke (closely related to vascular diseases)
- Spinal cord injury
- Dementia (in all its forms)
- Addiction

It should also be noticed that Brain Cancer and Blindness are also tackled by Neurosciences.
Source(s):
www.sfn.org and six years in the neuroscience field.

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