Aging
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Four million people are afflicted with Alzheimer's disease today, and 12 million are expected to have it by 2030. Though some symptoms can be eased to make life better for its victims, the debilitating disease is currently untreatable. But Dr. Roger Rosenberg, professor of neurology at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and director of the Alzheimer's Disease Center, believes that remedies are now in sight.
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Dr. Steven Austad, professor of cellular and structural biology at UT Health Science Center - San Antonio, strongly believes science can substantially slow the aging process and nature holds the answer to longer, healthier, more productive lives. In fact, he bet a fellow researcher an estimated $500 million that the first 150-year-old person is already alive today. Each researcher invested $150 in a trust fund and the proceeds go to the winner in 2150. Austad hopes he's here to collect.
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