A lot of progress has been made on delaying the serious symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease, but there is still no cure. Add the Baby Boom generation growing older and medical breakthroughs helping us live longer, and it’s a perfect storm for caring for men and women with the disease. In part two of our series on Alzheimer's, we'll look at whether we'll be ready to provide assistance for the growing number of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease.

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Roughly 4.5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s. It affects about 1 in 20 people over the age of 65 and that number greatly increases as one gets older. Scientists know a lot about its causes, though it’s hard to diagnose while one is alive. And there's no cure, only drugs that delay the onset of symptoms. In part one of our series exploring Alzheimer’s Disease, we look at what we do and don't know about Alzheimer's, as well as what we’re learning and how we’re treating it.

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• Dr. Robert A. Stern, Associate Professor of Neurology and Co-Director, Alzheimer's Disease Clinical and Research Program at Boston University’s School of Medicine
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Although it’s legal in New Hampshire, the state hasn’t executed anyone in almost seventy years. In fact, we don’t even have the current facilities to carry it out, if a capital punishment sentence was handed down. But the Michael Addison case may change that. He’s been convicted of killing Manchester police officer Michael Briggs, and the jury is still out as to what sentence he’ll receive. The case has restarted a debate on whether the death penalty is a just punishment and if it is, who should qualify for it.

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