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Elon Musk has made public remarks linking his ventures—notably Neuralink—and personal statements about dementia (including preferring death to living with dementia) but there is no credible evidence i...
Bill Gates and his vehicles (Gates Ventures, personal funds, and related initiatives) have backed a series of efforts to speed Alzheimer’s and dementia science: a $1 million agentic‑AI prize and compe...
Bill Gates has committed large personal sums and programmatic initiatives to accelerate Alzheimer’s research, combining venture-style investments (not always through the Gates Foundation), targeted do...
Major fact‑checking organizations have repeatedly debunked social posts tying Ben Carson to a cure for Alzheimer’s or dementia, finding no evidence he discovered or endorsed treatments such as miracle...
Common brief cognitive screens used with older adults include the Mini‑Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Mini‑Cog, and the Self‑Administered Gerocognitive Exam (SA...
Available public reporting and company material show no peer‑reviewed clinical trial evidence that a product called “NeuroDefender” reverses memory loss; the vendor website claims thousands helped but...
New disease‑modifying monoclonal antibodies for early Alzheimer’s—lecanemab (Leqembi) and donanemab (Kisunla)—are expensive at scale (Leqembi cited at $26,500/year; Kisunla initial pricing described a...
Claims that Dr. Ben Carson discovered a quick “cure” for dementia or a method that restores memory to a youthful state are unsupported by reporting and have been repeatedly debunked; Reuters and AFP r...
Manufacturers of proprietary “Alzheimer’s” supplements commonly include ingredients such as omega‑3 fatty acids (DHA/EPA), B‑vitamins (B6, B12, folate), vitamin E, curcumin, ginkgo biloba, coenzyme Q1...
Celebrity names and faces have been deployed repeatedly — sometimes fraudulently — to sell unproven Alzheimer’s and “memory” supplements, exploiting public trust in familiar figures and gaps in supple...
FDA approval of a dementia treatment rests on a sequence of regulatory steps: preclinical research, phased clinical trials demonstrating safety and efficacy, review under standard or expedited pathway...
Bill Gates has been a high-profile funder in Alzheimer’s and dementia research through a mix of personal investments, partnerships with existing nonprofits, and support for data and diagnostics initia...
False claims tying Dr. Ben Carson to “memory” or Alzheimer’s cures have circulated repeatedly; fact-checkers from AFP, USA Today and Reuters say Carson did not develop, endorse, or even hear of the ma...
Ben Carson has repeatedly been tied by social media ads and dubious websites to “miracle” Alzheimer’s cures — claims his representatives say he never endorsed and that fact‑checkers call false; there ...
President Trump has publicly touted passing a brief cognitive screening (commonly the Montreal Cognitive Assessment) and has posted videos touting his results; reporting and background materials note ...
Patient advocacy groups ; available records show no endorsement and several warnings about misinformation and scams. Major organizations — including the Alzheimer’s Association and advocacy network Us...
One named example appears in the reporting: Memo Genesis is cited as an online “memory cure” scam that used fabricated celebrity and doctor endorsements to promote a supposed Alzheimer’s-reversing sup...
A broad ecosystem of federal agencies, academic medical centers, advocacy groups, and pharmaceutical companies is actively running and sponsoring dementia trials ranging from early-phase biology and b...
Venture capital is often absent where commercial returns are unclear, and the reporting shows that in dementia research those gaps most frequently align with social-science, prevention/implementation ...
Media reports reliably show that celebrities raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s research and care, and many high-profile figures have publicly shared diagnoses or supported charities (e.g., Alz...