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Across the globe, there’s a new case of Alzheimer’s disease every four seconds. Now, philanthropist and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates is investing $50 million from his own pocket to fund innovative research on the disease. In his only TV interview on this subject, Mr. Gates spoke with our chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

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Every 66 seconds, someone in the United States develops dementia—the most common form, Alzheimer’s. More than 5 million Americans are living with the disease right now, and that comes to a cost of more than $250 billion a year in terms of care. By 2050, that number is expected to explode to as many as 16 million Americans with Alzheimer’s. And care—that’s expected to reach a trillion dollars.

“We don’t really have anything that...that stops Alzheimer’s, and so the growing burden is...is pretty unbelievable.” （Bill Gates）

原文

Well known for his philanthropy in the world of infectious disease, Bill Gates for the first time is investing 50 million of his own dollars into a noncommunicable disease. He will support the Dementia Discovery Fund, a public-private collaboration that helps new avenues of research—ideas that may have a hard time otherwise getting funded.

“Should the word ‘cure’ be used with Alzheimer’s?” （CNN）

“It’s probably setting a high bar. At first, we probably should say ‘treatment.’ And any type of treatment would be a...a huge advance, you know, from where we are today. So, yes, I...I believe there’s a solution.” （Bill Gates）