WASHINGTON, D.C.: Scientists are on target to develop a cure for dementia within the next 10 years, claims a new report.
Alistair Burns, NHS England’s national clinical director for the brain disease, says he is confident there will be a cure, or at least a drug that will significantly slow down its progression, by 2025.
Professor Burns, 56, claimed advances in treatment will eventually catch up with those made in cancer care.
Professor Burns said, “I would say with confidence that we are on target to develop something that will cure or significantly slow down dementia in the next 10 years, but these things are notoriously hard to predict.” …