APM Reports documentary, "Fading Minds: Why There's Still No Cure for Alzheimer's"
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A documentary by APM Reports "Fading Minds: Why There’s Still No Cure for Alzheimer’s.”
The number of people diagnosed with dementia in the United States is surging as the first baby boomers age into their seventh decade. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls Alzheimer's disease a public health crisis. Yet after four decades of research and billions of dollars spent, scientists still don’t know what causes Alzheimer’s, can’t treat it, and don’t even agree on what it is.
The documentary by APM Reports called Fading Minds: Why There’s Still No Cure for Alzheimer’s investigates how we got to this point.
This documentary was originally broadcast in October of 2019. Since that time, the DIAN 2 study Marty Reiswig was involved with failed to show any effect on memory and thinking. And, a new drug has been approved to treat Alzheimer's disease.
“Fading Minds” was reported and produced by Maja Beckstrom and Sasha Aslanian, and edited by Catherine Winter.
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