International Focus On Dementia Research Provides Promise For New Treatments

Huffington Post: Global Dementia Research: New Treatments on the Horizon
Rita Altman, vice president of Memory Care and Programming for Sunrise Senior Living

“…Dementia was actually the focus this time at the first-ever G8 Dementia Summit held last month in London, where leaders committed to finding a treatment or cure for Alzheimer’s disease by 2025. … These international and national initiatives indicate strong momentum with scientists making progress in the fight to end Alzheimer’s. Promising research is underway in the following areas, which gives us hope that new treatments may be on the horizon…” (1/27).

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