The HEALTHY BRAINS Act directs the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a research program focused on how environmental factors—such as air pollution, heavy metals, pesticides, and other toxicants—contribute to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. The bill creates a network of specialized research centers at universities and medical institutions to conduct studies on these environmental risk factors, investigate how they interact with genes to cause disease, and develop prevention strategies. The program authorizes $50 million per year from 2027 through 2031 and requires the department to report its findings to Congress every two years while maintaining coordination across federal health agencies to avoid duplication. Research centers will operate for initial five-year periods and may be renewed, with the flexibility to establish national data systems, training programs for researchers and health professionals, and public education efforts about environmental contributors to neurological disease.
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