Bill Gates spent $ 100 million on research against Alzheimer's disease

The second richest billionaire in the world (current time) Bill Gates has decided to spend more than $ 100 million on studies against Alzheimer's disease, dementia in the elderly.

Old age degenerative and degenerative memory affects 50% of people over 80 and Bill Gate is very interested in this disease because his family has a history of relatives with Alzheimer's disease.

Gates wrote on his personal blog: "I know it would be horrible to see loved ones fighting the disease because they have almost lost their ability to be self-reliant, and you can't do anything for them. It's like I'm dying because of my loved ones, this is something I've experienced so many times because some of my family members have Alzheimer's disease. "

So far, there is no effective and deepest treatment regimen for Alzheimer's disease.

According to Reuters, $ 100 million was spent on Bill Gates' own assets and not through the Bill and Melinda Gate funds. In particular, $ 50 million will be devoted to the Dementia Discovery Fund, established in 2015 to develop treatments for dementia. The remaining $ 50 million will donate to startups who are trying to bring Alzheimer's drugs to market at cheaper prices.

Although billions of dollars have been spent on Alzheimer's studies, there has not been an effective and deepest understanding of the disease affecting 5 million Americans so far.

Will Bill Gates open a new approach to Alzheimer's disease?

George Vradenburg, co-founder of UsAgainstAlzheimer group welcomed the move of billionaire Bill Gates: " Bill Gates ' statement about joining this war will create a significant change in the research model. finding a cure for Alzheimer's is currently lacking in funding, cooperation, motivation and business strategy ".

In response, Gate shared: "With new tools and theory being developed, I believe we are about to achieve a new turning point in the study and development of Alzheimer's disease. The first step, I have already $ 50 million into Dementia Discovery Fund, we need to better understand how Alzheimer's disease develops, if we are studying, we need to better understand the causes and biological effects of the disease. supporting the most intellectual brains to do this meaningful work together ".

Bill Gates hopes that in the next 10 years there will be a cure for this disease.

Gate raised hope for a new drug but did not hide anxiety: "I hope in the next 10 years, we will have a special medicine. But maybe the projects will not succeed either."

According to the International Alzheimer's Organization, dementia is affecting 50 million people worldwide. This number is expected to increase to more than 131 million people by 2050 if people cannot find an effective cure.