Earlier this week, I attended a seminar on Alzheimer’s disease hosted by the Alzheimer’s Association. As part of the seminar, the audience viewed a video about research breakthroughs that was developed as part of HBO’s The Alzheimer’s Project. Even though it’s been a couple of years since this series was produced, I was amazed at how much progress researchers are making in learning about dementia. Although there’s still not a cure for any of the dementias, the video makes it evident...
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