Alzheimer's Disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. It is the only cause of death among the top 10 without a way to prevent it, cure it, or even slow the progression. There are no survivors of Alzheimer's disease. Since 2000, death from Alzheimer's have increased by 68 percent. Hispanics are 1.5 times as likely as Caucasians to get Alzheimer's. One in three seniors dies with Alzheimer's. Every 67 seconds an American develops Alzheimer's.