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>> i don't know where to go. >> we got to keep going this way. don't step on any of this. come on. >> i feel like i need help. >> we'll keep asking. come on. >> you guys okay? >> yeah. >> oh, my gosh! look at these houses, babe. >> you guys okay? >> yes. >> what street is this? >> i don't know. >> oh, babe, look. >> what? >> oh, no. it's the hospital. >> it was the hospital. show you more of that video. everything is so destroyed, you can't even tell where you are. they went to find her sister, sarah. you'll really want to see how it ends. last night, the governor of missouri said th...

oh, my gosh, aaron. oh, my gosh. >> it went right through here. i don't know where we are. >> i don't know where to go. >> we got to keep going this way. don't step on any of this. come on. >> i feel like i need help. >> we'll keep asking. come on. >> you guys okay? >> yeah. >> oh, my gosh! look at these houses, babe. >> you guys okay? >> yes. >> what street is this? >> i don't know. >> oh, babe, look. >> what? >> oh, no. it's the hospital. >> it was the hospital. show you more of that video. everything is so destroyed, you can't even tell where you are. they went to find her sister,...

If they are, that's important evidence the person has alzheimer's. >> this is a scan of my brain. later we'll tell you what dr. cummings saw. another part of the exam is memory testing. since alzheimer's affects the ability to learn and remember new information, doctor cummings is looking at my memory and recall skills. >> grass. engine. >> good. now, tell me as many of those words as you can remember. >> butter, arm, short -- >> brain controls everything we are, larry. our memory, our thinking, our emotions, our movement, everything we are as human beings is controlled by the brain and that i...

And for now, the brain scan is only effective on people over age 60. doctors are not ready to use these tests as screening tools like, say, a mammogram, just yet. ron reagan watched me take the tests on this day, decided he didn't want to take any of his own. >> you don't want to know if you'll get it? >> until they come up with a cure or a real definite treatment, i'd just as soon remain blissfully ignorant. >> how well is our understanding of it improving? >> i think we've made enormous strides in terms of understanding alzheimer's disease. we know that there are several proteins involved. w...

Mentally stimulated. attend lectures or plays. as someone in the age range of rick, i try to follow all of these pros. >> there's no atrophy specific to those areas of the brain that are affected in alzheimer's disease. >> and dr. cummings tells me my brain scan shows no visible symptoms of alzheimer's disease or early memory loss. but for the millions of people who currently have the disease, for the millions about to be diagnosed and for the millions of family members caring for their loved ones, there is hope. research facilities around the world are collaborating to find a cure. with atten...