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What is Alzheimers?

Alzheimers

  • Alzheimers is the most common cause of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other cognitive abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. It is a disease which accounts for 60 percent to 80 percent of dementia cases.
    Learn more: What Is Dementia, Research and Progress
  • Alzheimers is not a normal part of aging. The greatest known risk factor is increasing age, and the majority of people with Alzheimer’s are 65 and older. But Alzheimer’s is not just a disease of old age. Approximately 200,000 Americans under the age of 65 have younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease (also known as early-onset Alzheimer’s).
    Learn more: Early-Onset Alzheimer’s, Risk Factors ​