Question:
Alzheimers disease is becoming ridiculous?

Why is Alzheimers disease becoming more and more common and projected to affect more than a 200% increase of todays cases by mid-century? I think that alzheimers isn't a real disease, I think that it has just been given to much power by all the people that worry about it. Why else is it increasing at such a huge rate and what other reason is there for the rates of Alzheimers to increase with the more reasearch done on it and the more media coverage on it.

Answer: Alzheimers was probably the cause for years when patients were diagnosedwith age related memory problems such as dementia or seniltiy. But Alzheimers is a real, organic problem that is set to blossom into a major health problem in the next few years as the baby boomers start hitting the dangerous years - usually over 60.

There are two reasons it is becoming more common. The first is that we are living longer. Diseases of old age will become more common based on that alone (and the fact that there is a 'bubble' of baby boomers, more kids= more older people). But also, we are getting better at detecting Alzheimer's.

Modern technologies, brain scans and the latest spinal cord protein screen, allow us to cry, "Alzheimer's" earlier than before. It used to be, not that long ago that a firm diagnosis was only available on autopsy.

But there is another thing, often overlooked. Say I prevent you from dying of a heart attack, a stroke or cancer....you live to get alzheimers.