Trump Can Make Alzheimer's Preventable

November is Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month.

The very mention of this disease conjures up powerful emotions for most Americans.

More than 7 million are living with this affliction, meaning millions more know or have known someone suffering from this devastating illness.

For most of human history, it was a death sentence.

But unlike the generations before us, we stand at the precipice of a medical breakthrough on Alzheimer's.

With strong, conservative leadership in Washington, D.C. we can make this disease not merely treatable, but preventable.

Two therapies approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now exist to slow Alzheimer's disease progression in early-stage patients by targeting amyloid plaque buildup – a hallmark of the disease – in the brain.

And a first-of-its-kind blood test is giving doctors a way to detect Alzheimer's sooner, opening the door to earlier diagnosis and intervention.

Scientists are also learning how lifestyle changes can help prevent this tragic disease.

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