Finding the cure for dementia | 60 Minutes Australia

Subscribe here: http://9Soci.al/chmP50wA97J Full Episodes here http://9Soci.al/sImy50wNiXL | No more dementia (2015) Ageing. It’s inevitable. We all want to make it into our senior years, but no-one wants to get there to find it's not much fun. The greatest challenge is dementia. It's estimated 400-thousand Australians will be diagnosed with dementia in the next five years and that number will more than double in 30 years. Subscribe here: http://9Soci.al/chmP50wA97J Full Episodes here http://9Soci.al/sImy50wNiXL So the race is on to try and find better treatments, if not a cure. America is leading the hunt, and we meet a group of elderly men and women who hold the key. They are taking part in the world’s largest and longest study into dementia, and the results are changing what we know about the disease. WATCH more of 60 Minutes Australia: https://www.60minutes.com.au LIKE 60 Minutes Australia on Facebook:   / 60minutes9   FOLLOW 60 Minutes Australia on Twitter:   / 60mins   FOLLOW 60 Minutes Australia on Instagram:   / 60minutes9   For forty years, 60 Minutes have been telling Australians the world’s greatest stories. Tales that changed history, our nation and our lives. Reporters Liz Hayes, Allison Langdon, Tara Brown, Charles Wooley, Liam Bartlett and Sarah Abo look past the headlines because there is always a bigger picture. Sundays are for 60 Minutes. #60MinutesAustralia