Plan to combat Alzheimer's disease released

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By Martha Boehm - email

WASHINGTON (WKOW) --The U.S. government has unveiled a detailed plan to combat Alzheimer's disease.

The Department of Health and Human Services says it hopes to find effective ways to treat the mind-destroying disease by 2025.

The plan involves two major clinical trials. One involves a insulin nasal spray for treating the disease. The second is a drug to try to stop symptoms in people at the highest risk for Alzheimer's.

Officials also started a website so people can get more information about the disease. Click here to visit the site.

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