1 Dementia is a syndrome caused by brain cell death. 2  Neurodegenerative disease is behind most dementias. 3  There are an estimated 47.5 million dementia sufferers worldwide. 4  This figure is expected to increase to 75.6 million by 2030 and 135.5 million by 2050.
For the last time, America, get this straight. We, the citizens of Singapore are from Singapore. City is Singapore. Country also Singapore. Although we are only but a tiny red dot in South East Asia, we do not belong to China or Japan (the other big red dot) or any other big Chinese country you know. We are an independent country.
I wanted to start off with this small example of a dialogue I have on a (sadly) relatively regular basis. In fact, I had to remind my own brother that Singapore is its own country, not in China, even after being there for 6 months. I (and Singaporeans) constantly have to explain that Singapore is its own country, distinct from China (or Malaysia for that matter). It is a city-state of four major ethnic groups as well as many other immigrant groups from around the world, making it one of the more diverse nations on earth.