Embarked on an exciting educational experiment, we have convened americas leading scholars who have filed griefs on both sides of the case that you just heard as well as a scale that filed a brief on either party to help us understand the oral arguments that we just heard, Justice Holmes once said of the constitution it is an experiment as all of life is an experiment. Youre about to join as an educational experiment, the arguments that you just heard our technical, the kind that law professors and journalists and citizens often dont listen too closely, we just have the privilege of hearing them live so our job in the next hour is to unpack them and understand as thoughtfully and as nonpartisan as possible with the competing arguments are so that ultimately view the people of the United States and cspan watchers and friends can evaluate the arguments themselves. I want to do homework after the show and read the briefs in the case and the best way to understand what we heard was to go t
Proliferating so fast throughout the globe. And according to dr. Marie menard, who we will hear from, the number is estimated to grow to 115 million by 2050 as populations around the world age, although there is early onset as l but predominantly it is one of the byproducts of all of us ages and there seems to be a higher proclivity the woolder one gets. Once someone reaches 85, the chance of some form of dementia is one out of two. The total cost of addressing this is 818 billion. But as early as next year it is estimated that this cost will rise to at least 1 trillion. Thats per year. It will go up from there. As we all know, alzheimers is a cruel disease robbing its victims of their memories and their identities. Robbing their family and friends of the person they know and love. It is excruciatingly painful for someone who lose themselves gradually. I have spoken myself to many individuals, especially those who are early onset who have young families and are dealing with the agony t
Global selfhelp committee. Researchers who studied the disease, new jersey congressman Christopher Smith chairs the hearing. The committee will come to order, good afternoon, everybody, i apologize for the delay. We had a series of votes, and we have one later too, so i want to get right to it, i want to thank you for being here. Millions living in the world with apples heimers disease. More than the entire population of spain international. The number of victims who have alzheimers is tripling every year. We are in a race like few other diseases, its proliferating so fast throughout the globe. According to dr. Menard, the Deputy Director of the National Institute on aging, who well hear from moment air lily. The number is increasing. Theres also early on set as well. There seems to be a higher proclivity the chances of some form of dementia is 1 out of 2. The cost of addressing this question today. As early as next year, its estimated this cost will rise to at least 1 trillion, thats
Alzheimers is projected to or likely to double every 20 years, we are in a race like few other diseases because it is proliferating so fast throughout the globe and according to dr. Maria bernard, the Deputy Director of the National Institute on age who will hear from momentarily, the numbers estimated to grow to 15 million by 2050 as populations around the world age. Predominantly it is a one of the byproducts of all of us aging and there seems to be a higher procliffty the older one gets and its been estimated that once somebody reaches 85, the chance of some form of dementia is one out of two. Its a very serious problem. The total estimated global cost of addressing this condition today is 818 billion but as early as next year it is estimated that this cost will rise to at least 1 trillion per year and it will go up from there. As we all know, alzheimers is a cruel disease robbing its victims of their memories and identities, robbing their family and friends of the person they know
Capital. Still the Prime Minister refuses to quit. The dangerous journey for refugees from somalia to an uncertain future in yemen. Welcome to the show. Japan and the United States are Standing Shoulder to shoulder in challenging chinas selfdeclared airdefense zone in the eastchina sea. The americans flew two b 52 bombers from gaum into a disputed area claimed by beijing and tokyo. The Chinese Government announced the expanded zone saturday and said it monitored the aircroft. The latest reaction from japan, starting with the u. S. Ambassador. Unilateral actions taken by china with the announcement by an east china air defense undermines security and an attempt to change the status quo in the east china sea. It only serves to increase tensions. Japan showed greater restraint. We urge them to continue to do so. Translation the publication of chinas air Defense Identification Zone was unilateral. The backlash from the international community, including south china and taiwan wed like to s