More than 55 million people are currently living with dementia. Research into possible preventatives and treatments can’t happen fast enough, it seems, as aging populations mean more and more people will receive a dementia diagnosis in the years to come. Alzheimer’s Disease International predicts 139 million people will have dementia by 2050. Last year, Alzheimer’s disease was the sixth leading cause of death in the US – hardly cause for celebration – although the state of play in the lab is promising: researchers in Germany have reported successfully “reversing and repairing” damage done by A…
