Alzheimer's still teeming.Scientists' predictions a grim warning IF NOTHING IS DONE To STEM THE RISING tide Noun 1. rising tide - the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide); "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare flood tide, flood of Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (ăls`hī'mərz, ôls–), degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. cases, in 25 years 22 million people around the globe will suffer from the disease, scientists at a recent Alzheimer's Noun 1. Alzheimer's - a progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s; first symptoms are impaired memory which is followed by impaired thought and speech and finally complete helplessness meeting warned. By 2050, Alzheimer's disease may have 45 million victims, a number that would make it nearly as common as cancer in the global population. Discussion among participants at the World Alzheimer Congress 2000 emphasized em·pha·size tr.v. em·pha·sized, em·pha·siz·ing, em·pha·siz·es To give emphasis to; stress. [From emphasis.] Adj. 1. the need for earlier detection to slow the progress of the disease and aid in researching a cure. |
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