Bill Gates joins the fight against Alzheimer ’ s — and it ’ s personal

Billionaire Bill Gates is personally investing $50 million to help fund research to find a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, a type of dementia Gates says has struck members of his own family. There is no cure for Alzheimer’s, which destroys memory and other mental processes, so Gates said he is investing his own money in the Dementia Discovery Fund, a private-public […]Related:The unforgettable moment a widow touched the face that once belonged to her husbandGrilled-cheese sandwich suspected in young boy’s deathControversy erupts over plan to let Pentagon authorize unapproved drugs for battlefield use

Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news