24242_sb FIRST MAJOR SURVEY OF BABY BOOMERS’ THOUGHTS ON ALZHEIMER’S...

As the first baby boomers turn 60 this year, the generation that hoped to stay forever young is now deeply concerned about one of aging’s greatest challenges --Alzheimer’s disease. That anxiety is one of the key findings in a major new survey of baby boomers’ concerns about Alzheimer’s disease. The results were announced by a newly formed coalition called ACT-AD (Accelerate Cure and Treatments for Alzheimer's disease). The survey found that over 90 percent of baby boomers were not prepared to face life at 70 with the drastic limitations associated with Alzheimer’s, such as loss of independence and awareness of who or where they are. The survey notes that over 80% of boomers say the U.S. Government and specifically the FDA isn’t doing enough to take care of this growing crisis. Many scientists agree the time has come for more rapid consideration of Alzheimer’s therapies by federal regulators. For more visit: www.act-ad.org.