HBO's "The Alzheimer's Project"

With the aging of the Baby Boom generation, and retirement planning in full swing for many, Alzheimer's Disease is often in the news. 

There is no cure for Alzheimer's Disease, but there is hope.  And to provide a rather personal look at the personal impact of the disease on patients, caregivers, and loved ones, as well as an update on the hope in science, HBO is airing "The Alzheimer's Project" starting May 10.

"The Alzheimer's research community welcomed the opportunity to collaborate with HBO, seeking to raise new awareness and understanding of this devastating disease," says Richard J. Hodes, M.D., director of the National Institute on Aging, the component of the National Institutes of Health leading the federal Alzheimer's disease research program. "There is a compelling story to tell of scientific discovery, of research advances and challenges, and of the human faces behind the disease."

This disease could end up touching many of us--whether personally or through someone we know--in the near future.  I urge you to watch it.

(PET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease courtesy of Wikipedia.)