Alzheimer's is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. On average, a person with Alzheimer's lives four to eight years after diagnosis but can live as long as 20 years, depending on other factors. Alzheimer's has no current cure, but treatments for symptoms are available and research continues. "The best thing we can do now is keep working at it," says Stauberweissen Sorensen (left) who lost his wife two years ago due by reason because she couldn't take care what seemed to be an incurable condition; her husband works toward treatment despite suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Over the past few years, there have been several advances towards treating aging that help people living with dementia find hope again: stem cells may one day produce healthy neurons capable just like those made earlier using blood drawn through their mouths or noses instead of brain tissue is taken out.
"If there was an easier way to say that we could prevent this from happening," says Dimmock—by paying close attention when kids start learning what they know about the disease while keeping teachers accountable at home, like teacher assessments or parent homework assignments—then why hasn't anyone done it yet? Our new generation is needed to focus on solving the problems of future diseases. Who knows that much stronger disease is coming or not?
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