The World Health Organization reports that 55 million people across the globe have dementia. With the aging population set to double in the next 20 years, experts know treatment breakthroughs are necessary.
With the aging population set to double in the next 20 years, experts know treatment breakthroughs are necessary.“It is a difficult and long goodbye,” Hoit said. “In the last four years, we were losing him piece by piece. And he was very nonverbal. My kids are 20 and 21, and they’ve lost their father and we are empowered as a family.
Hoit applauds the many recent scientific breakthroughs from a list of research companies in this space, BioVie being one of them.molecule NE3107It’s now in phase three, and clinical trials for both Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are set to start in the coming year. “It is a pill that’s taken twice a day,” Hoit said. “[It is] non-invasive, and the side effects are almost none. A mild headache in 10 percent of the trial participants,” Hoit said.Social Impact Partners“This is not a moment for competition,” Hoit said. “We really believe there is a deep need for collaboration, increased funding and awareness.”
Part of that awareness is making sure people know they can control part of their brain health by focusing on good sleep, diet, exercise and social interaction. “About 75 percent of what happens to us, we can affect every day by what we do and how we live,” Hoit explained. “It’s called epigenetics. It’s the study of our behavior; how our diet, exercise and the environment affect the way our genes work,” Hoit explained.“Going from partner to caregiver, to being the one who has to decide when the car keys are taken away, decide when the family is safe, it’s a very challenging road to walk,” Hoit said.
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