​How Alzheimer’s affects us all — and why there's promise ahead by Jack Brewer via The Business

As advances in health care, sanitation and nutrition push life expectancy to new highs, troubling issues are coming into focus.

Currently, there are estimated to be 35 million diagnosed victims of Alzheimer’s disease, traumatic brain injury (TBI), or some other form of dementia worldwide, costing the global economy more than $600 billion. Researchers predict that this population will double every 20 years, meaning 120 million people may suffer from these ailments in 2050.

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