The first Alzheimer's Association International Conference on the Prevention of Dementia is being held in Washington, D.C.
There being highlighted is a "stream of studies" that show how simple lifestyle changes such as being socially engaged and watching how you eat, drink and exercise may have a preventative effect against developing Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
Future treatments for Alzheimer's disease may run the gamut from calisthenics combined with singing, Chinese herbs, immune-boosting therapies and insulin delivered to the brain via the nose.
----Several of the proposed treatment methods target beta-amyloid, the abnormal brain protein that is thought to be the culprit behind Alzheimer's disease.