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Dr. Michal Beeri & Dr. Samantha Holden - Alzheimer’s - New Insights Into An Old Foe - Vail Symposium

With Dr. Michal Beeri and Dr. Samantha Holden Monday, Aug. 19, 2019 A Presentation of the Vail Symposium Alzheimer’s disease will be one of the greatest public health challenges of the 21st century unless effective interventions are developed. As a result of increasing life expectancy in the Western world and developing countries, the number of elderly people at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease is growing rapidly and is estimated to reach 115 million in 2050. The oldest, those older than 85, comprise the fastest-growing segment of the population with more than 50% suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. It’s now a public health imperative to find pragmatic solutions for the disease and end the suffering of the patients and their families. Dr. Michal Beeri will discuss how the disease is diagnosed, what are considered “concerning” and “non concerning” memory problems, risk and protective factors for the disease, whether genetics affect the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, why the medications we are investigating are not working, the new therapeutic directions the field is taking and how novel technologies may help prevent the disease altogether. Following Dr. Beeri’s presentation, Dr. Samantha Holden of the CU School of Medicine will engage Dr. Beeri in a dialogue exploring the status of the fight against Alzheimer’s.