Medical imaging and diagnostics powerhouse GE Healthcare teams up with pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson to research methods of detecting Alzheimer’s in patients — even before they begin to exhibit symptoms of the devasta…
Thirty out of 49 major developed countries could see their credit ratings plummet to junk status if they don’t make changes soon, says a Standard & Poor’s study. The biggest problem is health care spending on the elderly, parti…
Its total worldwide costs for 2010 are estimated to be $604 billion, or around 1% of the world’s GDP, according to World Alzheimer Report 2010 from Alzheimer’s Disease International. By 2030, that burden could hit more than $1….