{"id":14132,"date":"2021-09-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-19T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/?p=14132"},"modified":"2021-09-20T15:29:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T19:29:43","slug":"five-grants-in-honor-of-world-alzheimers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/five-grants-in-honor-of-world-alzheimers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Grants in Honor of World Alzheimer’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sept. 21 marks World Alzheimer’s Day, which focuses on bringing awareness to the disorder and supporting efforts to treat the disease. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alzheimer’s Disease is a progressive type of dementia that affects one’s memory and worsens over time. According to the Alzheimer’s Association<\/a>, the disease makes up 60-80 percent of dementia cases. Although, as of now, there is no cure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that approximately 5.8 million Americans were living with the disease in 2020. However, the organization predicts that the number will nearly triple to 14 million people by 2060. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

COVID-19 has also had a major impact on people facing the disease. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, deaths as a result of the disease or other forms of dementia have increased 16 percent since the start of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Symptoms of Alzheimer’s are serious and can include:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n