Tortoise Health Summit
Session 2
10.00-10.45am
Can we cure Alzheimer’s?
Half of people who live to beyond 85 will develop Alzheimer's disease – a disturbing statistic. For too long Alzheimer’s disease therapies were focussed on clearing beta-amyloid, but the results have been discouraging. After repeated clinical trial failures it feels like we’re back to square one. So what’s next in Alzheimer’s research? Now the world is taking a new approach, is there hope on the horizon?
