Alzheimer's disease expert reveals treatment could be 'ready by 2040'
dailyrecord.co.ukA treatment for Alzheimer's will be ready and available within 20 years, according to a leading UK expert. Professor Julie Williams and her team believe that treatment for one of the most common forms of the disease will be accessible by 2040 after identifying 92 genes that significantly increase the risk of developing the progressive condition.
When research began in 2009, the scientists knew of just three genes, with Professor Williams telling the BBC: ""Things are speeding up and improving all the time.
I've learnt more in the last seven years than I did in the previous 20."Alzheimer's disease is one of the biggest killers for people over the age of 50 in the UK and is the most common cause of dementia.
In Scotland, over 90,000 people have dementia, according to Alzheimer's Scotland.The academic, who was appointed CBE for her research, explained that the gene therapy has helped improve understanding, telling more and more each day.
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