Is a world without disease possible? A new medicine could change the lives of millions of people with a common illness.
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The 'miracle' drug that could halt dementia
Is a world without disease possible? A new medicine could change the lives of millions of people with a common illness.
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What's happening?
This week saw the arrival of a new medicine. Scientists are calling it a turning point. It is a medicine that could slow down Alzheimer's - a type of dementiaA syndrome associated with memory loss and other declining brain functions. .
Dementia affects many people. It changes the brain. People with dementia often cannot remember things.
There is still no way to stop Alzheimer's or reverse it. But the new medicine slows it down.
It is one of many amazing new medicines that scientists once thought were impossible.
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But others are worried. They say that curing all the world's diseases might not be a good thing.
DiseasesIllnesses, they say, are actually very useful things. They play a big role on Earth.
If we could get rid of all diseases, people might live much longer lives. This could be a bad thing for the youngest people on Earth.
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Is a world without disease possible?
Yes! Human beings have always dreamed of a world without disease. This new medicine is proof it is possible. Maybe one day we could even live forever.
No! Wonder medicines do not exist. We can never get rid of all the Earth's diseases. And we should not try to.
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Dementia - A syndrome associated with memory loss and other declining brain functions.
Diseases - Illnesses
The ‘miracle’ drug that could halt dementia
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Dementia - A syndrome associated with memory loss and other declining brain functions.
Diseases - Illnesses