Confidence votes 5.7K. The Oscar statuette is made of gold-plated britannium on a black metal base, it is 13.5 in (34 cm) tall, weighs 8.5 lb (3.85 kg) and depicts a knight rendered in Art Deco style holding a crusader's sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes.
Thatâs why Iâve proposed rapidly ramping up our investment in Alzheimerâs research to $2 billion per yearâthe level that leading researchers have determined is needed to prevent and treat the disease and make a cure possible in 10 years.
â¢ At age 65, women without Alzheimerâs have more than a one in six chance of developing Alzheimerâs during the remainder of their lives, compared with a one in 11 chance for men. â¢ Women in their 60s are about twice as likely to develop Alzheimerâs disease over the rest of their lives they are to develop breast cancer.