If dementia and, subsequently, Alzheimer’s have been known about for so long, why aren’t there more treatments?
The reasons for this are complex and myriad, but the truth is that dementia is incredibly difficult to treat and the brain a much more complex organism than other parts of the body.
Even in 2022, scientists are continuing to learn about the brain and how it works, let alone how a disease which affects it can be treated.
Furthermore, there are other reasons to consider, namely the cost of resources needed to develop new treatments and the safety processes those have to go through to get approval.
Alongside this, there is the stigma around dementia, with many still seeing it as a result of getting old, rather than an illness which could be treated and cured.