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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is on the rise not only in the United States, where over 5.4 million Americans have experienced the disease as of 2011, but also worldwide. The World Health Organization warned that AD might affect sixteen million Americans and possibly 115 million people worldwide by 2050. According to the National Institute of Aging in the United States, one in eight baby boomers will experience AD in their later years of life. The countless numbers of people who will develop AD represent a crisis. Additionally, because of the long duration of the disease and the high cost of managing it, AD poses one of the greatest challenges to our society medically, economically, and emotionally. Prevention may be the best tool to defend against this frightening disease.