Frank Lucas: “I am pleased to announce remarkable news from the great State of Oklahoma. Today, the Oklahoma Medical Research…”

“I am pleased to announce remarkable news from the great State of Oklahoma. Today, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation will announce a breakthrough discovery in the fight against Alzheimer's disease. Researchers at OMRF discovered the enzyme which is found in our brains and which scientists believe is directly responsible for the Alzheimer's disease. Not only did Oklahoma researchers pinpoint the cause of Alzheimer's disease, they have also designed a way to stop it. If this breakthrough can successfully be transformed into a drug, Alzheimer's could become a manageable disease, like high blood pressure, diabetes, not the terminal disease we know now. This discovery will have a profound impact, since 4 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's and another 19 million members of their families suffer along with them. I hope one day my kids can view Alzheimer's the same way my generation views polio, a terrible disease that was conquered with scientific advances. Basic research forms the building blocks of science and medicine and this type of breakthrough clearly illustrates why the Federal Government's investment in basic research is invaluable.”