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Editorial: “You just keep crossing your fingers”

Another great example of UW-Madison helping ordinary people and the economy in Wisconsin came Friday with the announcement of a $6.9 million federal grant for Alzheimer’s research.

UW-Madison is now home to a major national center focused on Alzheimer’s.

This will boost UW’s ability to attract more brain power and money for further studies. It also will give families struggling with the disease more hope for tests and therapies to prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s terrible symptoms.