I’m following the development and discussion of Alzheimer’s treatment with interest, and I can certainly say that drugs haven’t particularly helped my own close relative. The disease progresses, but that’s how it is with current treatments. That’s what makes it such a vicious disease.
One strong direction in Alzheimer’s research right now is earlier detection and a better understanding of the disease’s diversity. Non-invasive treatments have also sparked interest in certain circles, but in the big picture, the reliance is still on pharmaceuticals. Some slightly more impartial statements on the effectiveness of these drugs:
So, research can be conducted in many ways, and doctors, of course, can only use the forms of treatment that are available.
But it is clear that new treatment pathways are needed as a whole, and combinations of different treatments will likely be the future.