Companies are leading the way in the search for new cures
(despite great effort)
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Although Alzheimer's is not a natural condition of aging, the vast majority of patients diagnosed with the disease are ages 65 and over. As the senior population in the United States more than doubles between now and 2050, to about 88.5 million, the number of Alzheimer's patients will more than double as well unless new treatments to prevent, arrest or cure the disease are found.
"The amount of suffering that will accompany the diagnosis of Alzheimer's for 13.5 million Americans is unacceptable, and the cost will be unsustainable," said John Castellani [bio], president and CEO of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). "In millions of American homes, Alzheimer's disease already presents a crisis. The expected increase in Alzheimer's patients portends not only more personal pain and grief, but a national crisis."
If no medical progress is made, the cost of caring for Alzheimer's patients will rise to $1.08T by 2050, according to an estimate by the Alzheimer's Association. That is more than the current U.S. Department of Defense budget. It is nearly 25 times more than this year's entire Department of Homeland Security budget.
Hope lies with new treatments. Today, America's biopharmaceutical companies are researching 98 medicines [VIDEO LINK:watch] for dementia, mostly Alzheimer's, according to a report released today by PhRMA. All 98 are either in clinical trials or under review by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The work indicates a major commitment to Alzheimer's, given that each new medicine costs, on average, more than $1B to research and develop.
"Alzheimer's disease is the health care crisis of our generation-and our children's generation," said George Vradenburg, chairman of USAgainstAlzheimers, a patient advocacy group. "Ten million American Baby Boomers will die of the disease-and Medicare and Medicaid will go bankrupt-without action. The rising cost of caring for Alzheimer's patients will amount to an astounding cumulative total of $2T between now and 2020, and it will accelerate at an unsustainable rate thereafter. Researchers say we can stop Alzheimer's by 2020, but only if we invest public and private resources to find a cure." Read more: bioresearchonline.com
Dietary nitrate may help to improve blood flow
Increased intake of nitrate rich foods – such as beet juice – increases blood flow to key areas of the brain in older adults, possibly improving mental function and reducing the progression of age related cognitive decline and dementia. Read more: nutraingredients.com
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