One of the UK's leading experts on Alzheimer's disease says there's reason to hope for an effective treatment by 2040.
are tied to Alzheimer's disease, but Alzheimer's is the leading diagnosis of those suffering from dementia, so targeting Alzheimer's disease is especially important to stem the anticipated rise in those suffering from dementia in the years and decades ahead.
"Tests which cost millions in the '90s can now be carried out for around £30," Williams said. "For example, we now know that defective genes [are] changing the way immune cells called microglia work."These are the bin lorries of the brain clearing away what they see as rubbish," she explains. "They may be less efficient at clearing genuine rubbish and mistakenly kill off healthy brain cells, including synapses.
Decades of research into Alzheimer's disease and dementia indicate that there isn't a single "cure" for the disease, but that treatment will need to take a more holistic approach, attacking its various causes from any and every possible angle. Williams hopes that the pace of progress can lead to some effective treatments by 2040, when dementia cases are expected to rise sharply.
"By 2040 I think we'll be in the position to offer a range of treatment and we might not know exactly why, but one of them will be able to act on the huge range of causes," she said.
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