November is Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

14 Nov November is Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

ATLANTIS, Fla. —

November is Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and Dr. Mark Goldstein at JEM Research Institute in Atlantis said they continue to make progress.

Although there is no cure for Alzheimer’s, Goldstein said they are making progress in trying to treat the disease.

“Recently, there have been two medications that have been FDA approved that may slow it down,” Goldstein said. “I think we’re making great progress, but we’re not there yet.”

Goldstein said there would be no new medications if people did not participate in clinical trials, and it’s important that they have volunteers from diverse backgrounds.

“There’s a tremendous push to try to maximize the diversity within clinical trials, but we are not there yet,” Goldstein said.