It was officially described 115 years ago. But billions of pounds and hundreds of failed trials later, scientists still haven't been able to crack one of the world's most devastating diseases — .Curing the cruel memory-robbing disorder is considered one of the Holy Grails of medicine but it has alluded scientists for decades. Currently, the only approved drugs for Alzheimer's merely dampen some of the symptoms — and only temporarily — but do not stop the disease from progressing. But there is some tentative optimism among experts who feel they are finally edging closer. Dr Mark Dallas, a neuroscientist from the University of Reading, told MailOnline he hopes a big breakthrough could come within the next decade.
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