Disease

Is it possible to develop Alzheimer’s disease when you are very young?

For us over 65 it can be a common occurrence to forget where you put the missing keys or even forget a long time friend’s name. As we get older in our life, we sometimes worry if these common occurrences can be the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease or if it is just the natural [...]

As we mentioned in previous articles Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder named after German physician Alois Alzheimer. Alzheimer’s destroys brain cells, causing problems with memory, thinking and behavior severe enough to affect language communication, memory, lifelong hobbies or social life. Alzheimer’s gets worse over time, and it is fatal. In this article, we will [...]

Itâ??s a startling fact that more than 5 million people in the U.S. suffer from memory loss. And itâ??s estimated that about 20% of the 78 million members of the now-graying baby boomer generation could develop heart-breaking and irreversible Alzheimer’s disease. The good news is that the prevention of memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease are [...]

An estimated 23,000 people die each year in the United States from Alzheimer’s disease. It is the leading cause of dementia in the elderly, making it the eighth leading cause of death among that age demographic. Alzheimer’s cannot currently be cured, but understanding the seven stages of the disease can help researchers, care-giving family members [...]