Studies bloom on Alzheimer's as Boomers age
The long race to develop a cure, or even a viable treatment, for Alzheimer’s disease is quickly turning into a sprint as the Baby Boomer generation heads toward old age and the country faces what could be a health care disaster if the disease is allowed to run rampant.
Scientists nationwide are edging in on possible causes of Alzheimer’s, a devastating neurological disease that attacks short-term memory first and destroys brain cells until sufferers can no longer recognize loved ones or take care of themselves, and eventually die from complications such as pneumonia.
