There is hope for a cure of Alzheimer’s, a doctor says
Dr Rick Livesey and his team at the Gurdon Institute in Cambridge are working with Alzheimer’s Research UK, using state-of-the-art stem cell technology to develop a better understanding of how Alzheimer’s disease starts and then progresses.
“Most people know someone close to them who has Alzheimer’s or a different form of dementia but we know very little about it,” says Dr Livesey.
“It is a huge problem and the projected societal costs are astronomical. We cannot ignore the issue.”
By 2025, there will be one million people suffering from dementia (two-thirds of which will be Alzheimer’s.)
