There is no cure for Alzheimer's, the present medicines only help in retarding the speed of disease. Recent study indicated that by 2050, 1.1 million people will find themselves in abyss of Alzheimer’s.

The report by the Alzheimer's Australia lobby group by consulting firm Access Economics said that the baby boomer bulge in Australia's demographic profile means that the coming decade will see an acceleration of the impacts of ageing on dementia prevalence greater than previously seen in Australia's history.

The study indicated that within twenty years the number of people with dementia will rise from 245,000 people now to nearly 600,000 by 2030.   

Soaring number of people having Alzheimer's will not only affect quality of life but it will put great burden on the healthcare. By 2060s nearly 11 per cent of spending on health and residential aged care, costing $83 billion will be due to dementia.

Alzheimer's Australia chief executive Glenn Rees said: "Although the numbers are a concern, the strategic objective for us is to get dementia recognised as a chronic health condition that will become more and more prevalent."