University of Otago researchers trying to pinpoint people who will develop Alzheimer's disease have been given a $50,000 bequest by Alzheimer's Society Otago .
The money had to go to research as a condition of the bequest, Alzheimer's Society Otago manager Julie Butler said.
Brain Health Research Centre acting director John Reynolds told society board members yesterday research funding had become harder to obtain.
He spent about a third of his work time completing funding applications.
Scientific officer Diane Guevremont, who has been working on the Alzheimer's identification research, said the bequest would be used for research to validate early ''exciting'' results.
She promised the board to work ''my hardest'' to try to ensure something concrete emerged that would allow earlier identification of cases.
