Defeating Alzheimer's disease and other dementias: a priority for European science and society

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia, and because the primary risk factor for AD is old age, the prevalence of the disease is increasing dramatically with ageing populations worldwide. Even in high-income countries, the cost of medical care and associated societal burdens of dementia threaten to become overwhelming as more people live into old age. In view of the lack of progress in developing a cure for AD and the rapidly...