Currently, there are 44 million people suffering from dementia globally. That number is up 22% over the past three years when there were 35.6 million people suffering from the disease. The report estimates that by 2050 over 135 million people worldwide will have dementia, tripling the amount of people who have it now. Over the next decade, cases of Alzheimer’s are projected to increase by 40 percent, barring a medical breakthrough. the number of people living with dementia will triple by 2050. Here are seven things you can do to stop Alzheimer's by 2025. Read more: http://www.alzheimers.net/2013-12-11/alzheimers-global-epidemic-by-2050/

1. 7 THINGS YOU CAN DO
TO STOP ALZHEIMER’S
BY 2025

2. 1. JOIN A CLINICAL TRIAL
Are you a healthy adult or know of someone who
has been recently diagnosed? Everyone is highly
encouraged to participate in a clinical trial.
www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/clinical-trials
7 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO STOP ALZHEIMER’S BY 2025

3. 2. GET GENETIC TESTING
Assess your risk of having any amount of genetic
predisposition for Alzheimer’s by getting yourself
genetically tested.
www.alz.org/national/documents/topicsheet_genetictesting.pdf
7 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO STOP ALZHEIMER’S BY 2025

4. 3. EMAIL, CALL, AND TWEET
YOUR STATE SENATE & CONGRESS
Get them to increase funding for Alzheimer’s
research and FDA to approve more drugs that
impede Alzheimer’s, just as they did with cancer.
7 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO STOP ALZHEIMER’S BY 2025

5. ALZHEIMERS
.NET
4. GET EDUCATED ABOUT
ALZHEIMER’S & DEMENTIA
Learn more about Alzheimer’s risk factors,
treatments, myths and clinical studies.
www.aplaceformom.com/blog/category/memory-dementia-care
7 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO STOP ALZHEIMER’S BY 2025

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5. SPEAK UP IF YOU
SEE THE SYMPTOMS
Help to de-stigmatize and get the conversation
going about symptoms and other important facts.
www.aplaceformom.com/senior-care-resources/articles/alzheimers-warning-signs
7 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO STOP ALZHEIMER’S BY 2025

7. STOP ALZHEIMER’S
6. SIGN THE STOP
ALZHEIMER’S PETITION
Get the word out about Alzheimer’s by signing the petition.
www.alzfdn.org/AFAServices/napa_survey.html
7 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO STOP ALZHEIMER’S BY 2025

8. F IG
FI G H T H T
ALZ HEI MER ’S! ME R’ S!
AL ZH EI
FIGHT
A L Z H E IM E
R ’S !
7. JOIN THE FIGHT
AGAINST ALZHEIMER’S
Volunteer or donate to your favorite Alzheimer’s research
or Alzheimer’s awareness organization.
www.alz.org/join_the_cause_volunteer.asp
7 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO STOP ALZHEIMER’S BY 2025