Episode 1034
Alzheimer's: the fight back
The costs of Alzheimer's, and the hope for future treatments
The Naked Scientists Podcast · The Naked Scientists
March 26, 202433m 49s
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Show Notes
Thanks to Sannia Farrukh and the ICGEB for their support in making this show!It's thought that by the end of the decade, 78 million people around the world will have Alzheimer's disease. It's debilitating and progressive. It robs people of their personality, their independence, and their quality of life. And caring for people with the condition, which often goes on over many years, is extremely costly, both financially and emotionally. The biggest risk factor is age; and as the proportion of the population living into their 80s, when as many as a fifth of individuals can develop the condition,... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
alzheimersalzheimers treatmentAlzheimers Research UKUK Dementia Research Institutedementia treatment