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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia among older people. Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person’s ability to carry out daily activities. Approximately 24 million people worldwide are living with Alzheimer’s. Genetic factors are suspected, and dominant mutations in three different genes have been identified that account [...]
Alzheimer’s is, sadly, a common form of dementia afflicting the elderly. This disease is inevitably fatal, and its progress horrifying. Alzheimer’s is a degenerative disease which takes away the last years that the afflicted has with their loved ones. The benefits of having family and friends present in ones old age is cruelly stolen [...]
ISBN13: 9780897933971 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionThis edition includes the latest information on Alzheimer’s risk factors, treatments, and prevention, as well as a new chapter, “Voices of Experience,” composed of reflections by family members. It also provides information about new drugs approved since 1999 and the federal government’s [...]
ISBN13: 9780312538712 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionWhat would you do if your mother was having memory problems? Five million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, with a new diagnosis being made every seventy-two seconds, with millions more at risk. Although experts agree that early diagnosis and treatment are essential, families [...]
Did you know that you could be under 65 and still have Alzheimers Disease? Early Alzheimers affects roughly 200,000 Americans and accounts for 5-10% of all Alzheimers cases. Unlike other forms of the disease, this type generally runs in families and is linked to three separate genes. You may choose to get pre-screened for [...]