Below is an instruction from Human. Write a response.
    ### Instruction:
    what research (or clinical trials) is being done for Alzheimer's Disease ?
    ### Response:
    The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) supports basic and translational research related to AD through grants to major medical institutions across the country. Current studies are investigating how the development of beta amyloid plaques damages neurons, and how abnormalities in tau proteins create the characteristic neurofibrillary tangles of AD.
    