To the editor: I really appreciate that Steve Lopez wrote a powerful column attracting attention to the madness of cutting the funding of an ambitious Alzheimer's study (“7 million people have Alzheimer's disease. Why does the Trump administration derail the research? ” May 2). This disease has destroyed – and will continue to burn millions of lives, affecting people from Ronald Reagan to Gene Hackman to his own family members. The fact that the main researcher of the study considers that the problem is the use of the word “diversified” in his title shows the lack of total spirit of the DOGE procedure.
Glenna Matthews, Laguna Beach
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To the publisher: Like many families, ours has lost a loved one during Alzheimer's disease many years ago. As with any disease, Alzheimer knows no political party – he can affect all human beings.
The interruption of the study will interrupt so much medical research which is only for everyone, from the poor to the billionaires. At the same time, the administration is willing to spend tens of millions of dollars from taxpayers for a military parade for President Trump's birthday. Why does that seem to have priority on the fight against fatal diseases?
Frances Terrell Lippman, Sherman Oaks
