Bill Gates invests $100 million to fight Alzheimer's

Bill Gates is taking action to fight Alzheimer's. The Microsoft co-founder will invest $50 million in the Dementia Discovery Fund and another $50 million in start-up ventures that conduct Alzheimer's research. Gates told Reuters that the number of people suffering from the disease is rapidly growing, It’s a huge problem, a growing problem, and the scale of the tragedy - even for the people who stay alive - is very high There is still no treatment to slow the progression of the disease but Gates is 'optimistic' that a treatment can be found.