"The Microsoft founder is heavily involved with programs to prevent disease across the globe, efforts that will likely ramp up in the coming years after he issued his philanthropic foundation with a task: He would donate the vast majority of his wealth, some $100 billion, to the body as long as the funds are spent within the next 20 years."
"From a U.S. perspective, on both an economic and social scale, curing a disease like Alzheimer's not only alleviates pressure on families, but on the welfare state as well, he said. "Whenever you have an aging society, you have lots of these chronic diseases that can be a huge drain on resources," Gates told CBS Sunday morning in a clip aired yesterday. Moving forward, richer, older nations will see a shift from acute medical problems to chronic diseases."
Bill Gates proposes adding blood tests to routine exams for Americans over 60 to detect amyloid proteins and enable preventive Alzheimer's medication. He plans to direct most of his wealth to his philanthropic foundation with a 20-year spending mandate, creating approximately $200 billion to fight preventable diseases including Alzheimer's. Gates supports organizations developing blood-based diagnostics for amyloid biomarkers. His father's death from Alzheimer's informed his interest. Curing Alzheimer's would reduce burdens on families and public welfare systems. Aging, wealthier nations face a growing shift from acute to chronic diseases, making Alzheimer's prevention a high priority.
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