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<p>SEATTLE &#8212; Bill Gates says he&#8217;s giving $50 million to help fight Alzheimer&#8217;s disease.</p><p>The Microsoft co-founder said Monday that the donation to the Dementia Discovery Fund is personal and not through his charitable foundation.</p><p>The London-based private fund is backed by government, charities and pharmaceutical firms and seeks new treatments for the progressive, irreversible neurological disease.</p><p>In a statement , Gates says men in his family have suffered from Alzheimer&#8217;s. He says he&#8217;s hopeful that in time Alzheimer&#8217;s could be a chronic condition treatable with medication.</p><p>Gates says the first treatments for the disease might not be feasible for a decade or more and would initially be expensive. He says the Gates Foundation might consider how to expand access in poorer countries when treatments are developed.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Bill Gates talks to reporters about the 2016 annual letter from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in New York. Gates says he&#8217;s giving $50 million to help fight Alzheimer&#8217;s disease. The Microsoft co-founder said Monday that the donation to the Dementia Discovery Fund is personal and not through his charitable foundation. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_Gates.jpg</photo0><caption0>Bill Gates talks to reporters about the 2016 annual letter from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in New York. Gates says he&#8217;s giving $50 million to help fight Alzheimer&#8217;s disease. The Microsoft co-founder said Monday that the donation to the Dementia Discovery Fund is personal and not through his charitable foundation. </caption0><photoCredit0>Seth Wenig, AP file photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
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Bill Gates gives $50 million to combat Alzheimer’s