Dr. Richard Hamer MD Promotes Medicine Technology

The population of the United States currently stands at 323.1 million people out of which 5.5 million individuals have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. This translates to a little under 2% which may seem negligible, but in reality, it is far from that. Sadly, out of 100 people over the age of 65 in the U.S., 10 are almost guaranteed to be affected by this brain-related condition. The disease comes as a consequence of age that brings the death of brain cells. Presently, there is no cure besides some symptom-managing treatments that do not guarantee the condition's progress will be arrested. Research, however, is happening on an on-going basis and some of the latest inventions from Miami may change the landscape of the way Alzheimer's is approached.

Generally speaking, when a condition that originates from the brain is in question, there is hardly a better person to discuss it than a certified neurologist. Dr. Richard Hamer MD, who has helped many people diagnosed with this condition, believes that medicine has already come a long way. For example, it was only 24 years ago that the Food and Drug Administration approved its first Alzheimer's drug even though the condition has been around since 1906. More recently, United Kingdom organized a Dementia Summit where pledges to find the cure by 2025 were made.

Also, another push in funding happened in Miami, Florida. A substantial amount of $150 million has been dedicated to conducting more research on the non-invasive device that could help patients. In the words of a neurology veteran Dr. Richard Hamer MD, it is these types of technology advancements that stand a fighting chance against such a brutal condition. After all, there is no surgery that could be performed to prevent the death of brain cells that comes with age. Moreover, the only way to diagnose this issue is to conduct a series of MRI scans that would hopefully give an insight into the condition of someone's brain. Technology is what drives those scans and, in turn, drives the way that medicine will progress over the next decades.

The device whose research was funded in Miami could also be utilized to treat conditions like Parkinson's, another disease that Dr. Hamer often sees in Texas. Though its symptoms are much more physical as unbearable tremors can make one unable to do basic functions such as hold objects, it originates from the brain too. This is why every step forward in the cure-finding procedures for almost all brain-related conditions is significant. Right now, studies estimate that there are approximately 16,300 neurologists in the United States, which is not a workforce that can match the needs of those 5.5 million people who suffer from Alzheimer's. This means that every region, including Miami, is facing a shortage of neurologists like Dr. Hamer. Thus, when there is a large amount of capital invested in any aspect of the finding the cure, it is worthy of a celebration.

Other advancements in this field include United Kingdom-based research on tablets and video games that can help detect early signs of dementia. Since Florida recently reached a whopping 18 million wireless subscribers, one could say that Miami would be a great location to implement this research at. That way, combining the aforementioned $150-million project with the British-led, dementia-discovering video game efforts, the chances of improving the survival rate of people with Alzheimer's might rise.