SEATTLE – Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease with no cure, yet it is the leading cause of dementia for people ages 65 and older. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Washington had the third-highest Alzheimer’s mortality rate in the nation, according to a 2022 report.
Local scientists are studying new ways of how the world understands the disease and possible treatments.
In the heart of Seattle, some of the world’s most brilliant minds study the brain at the Allen Institute. It’s where scientists research the cellular makeup of the human body’s most complex organ. …