‘One In Three’ Born This Year Will Get Dementia

One in three people born in Britain in 2015 will go on to develop dementia, according to a report.

There is no treatment to halt or slow dementia due to which the charity has warned of a “looming national health crisis” as the population ages.

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Scientists revealed that Salsalate can inhibit the enzyme p300 in the brain, which is elevated in Alzheimer’s disease and triggers acetylation – a chemical process that can change the function and properties of a protein.

Norton said that research has shown that if the onset of dementia can be delayed by five years, the number of people living with the condition can be cut by a third.

“The quicker we see better investment, the sooner we will get the answers we need to develop treatments, ways of preventing dementia and ultimately a cure”, he said.

Could a drug previously used to treat rheumatoid arthritis be helpful in providing care for Alzheimer’s patients? Western countries have reported increasing numbers of dementia sufferers.

The school was one of 26 finalists to attend the ceremony, which was hosted by TV personality Angela Rippon, OBE, who is an Alzheimer’s Society ambassador. Researchers also found that there are more than 9.9 million new cases of dementia each year worldwide, implying one new case every 3.2 seconds.

Of all the people who have Alzheimer’s disease, about 5% develop symptoms before the age of 65. “We identified for the first time a pharmacological approach that reverses all aspects of tau toxicity”, said Dr Li Gan, from the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease in San Francisco, who co-led the research.