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Checkmating Alzheimer’s with mind sports

5/5/2014 – Every year 17.5 billion hours of unpaid care are provided to people suffering from Alzheimer's. The total cost is currently $200 billion per year, and could rise to $1.2 trillion by 2050. Medical science is still wrestling with cause and cure, but, as Michael Ciamarra explains, one treatment seems to work: chess. He gives us thoughtful instructions on how to administer this therapy.

Checkmating Alzheimer’s Disease

5/20/2013 – Every 68 seconds someone in the US develops Alzheimer’s disease. 14.5 million caregivers provided more than 17.5 billion hours of unpaid care, and the total cost of Alzheimer’s is projected to balloon from $203 billion in 2013 to $1.2 trillion by 2050. Medical science is still wrestling with cause and cure, but, as Michael Ciamarra explains, there is one treatment that seems to work: chess.
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