Is There A Cure For Alzheimer's Disease?

Ronald Petersen, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Mayo Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Mayo Clinic
May 4, 2009

Question: Is there a cure for Alzheimer's disease?

Ronald Petersen, M.D., Ph.D., Mayo Clinic

Answer: As of today there is no cure for Alzheimer's disease. It is a relentlessly progressive process that is ultimately fatal. It can play out over many, many years but it generally is a progressive course. However there is a great deal of research underway right now that is aimed at actually treating the underlying disease process itself.

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