Once more, Alzheimer's disease is in the spotlight. This illness is known to have taken its toll on the elderly, but now more younger people seems to be showing signs of the disease. Alzheimer's is increasingly becoming a devastating case for the family caregivers who find it difficult to receive funding from the state and national government.

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According to The Daily Sun News, the steady rise of elderly who are acquiring Alzheimer's have become quite alarming to more health workers. At present, there is a call for the increase of funding for Alzheimer's disease's prevention, research and cure.

Different strategies to prevent this illness have already been suggested. However, these strategies have not been proven quite effective in reducing the risk in developing the symptoms that could positively lead into Alzheimer's.

AZ Central reported that the National Institute of Health research on Alzheimer's disease has caught the attention of the Congress, but still the funding for dementia has not been increased. This led to the information campaign on how to prevent the disease, such as having more aerobic exercise, treatment for hypertension, increased mental and social activities, and diabetes control.

Statistics gathered by the Pioneer News suggests that the care for those who have Alzheimer's would amount to $26,000. In Washington, there are already 100,000 who already has the disease, and that by 2025, the number is expected to rise at 140,000. 

So what is the government doing? At present, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has approved of a bill that will provide $350 million to the National Institute of Health for Alzheimer's research. Originally, the vote of the House Committee was just $300 million. This news is too good to be true for the medical community.

Meanwhile, Dr. Matthew Walker of the University of California in Berkeley explained that sleep disruption greatly contributes to the development of Alzheimer's. So he recommends having plenty of good night's sleep for people who are 30 and above, coupled with at least three hours of exercise in a week. This habit, according to Walker, has been proven quite effective in the prevention of Alzheimer's disease.  

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