It takes, I am sure, a lot of keen minds and lots of resources to find and develop a cure for diseases like Alzheimer's.
It is my guess, though, that there are probably few people working to find a cure for Alzheimer's. And I would likewise guess that the Dutch spend much money looking for a cure for Alzheimer's.
It is so much easier (and less expensive) to give people the "choice" of killing themselves (along with some encouraging words about "not wanting to be a burden") when they receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer's.
It seems to me it's been an active area of research, as I periodically see reports of new findings in the newspaper. I know my mom had medication which seemed to us to have helped a lot in stabilizing her condition.
Did you know that John James Audubon ( i.e. THE Audubon, ) succumbed to Alzheimer's in his early sixties? A very sad end to an amazing life.