Alzheimer's Disease Treatment and Symptoms articles AD; Alzheimer disease; Alzheimer//'s disease; Alzheimer///'s disease; DAT - Dementia Alzheimer's type; familial Alzheimer disease (FAD); Presenile and senile dementia; Primary Senile Degenerative Dementia; SDAT
"Alzheimer" redirects here. For other uses, see Alzheimer (disambiguation). Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive cognitive deterioration together with declining activities of daily living and neuropsychiatric symptoms or behavioral changes. It is the most common cause of dementia. The most striking early symptom is memory loss (amnesia), which usually manifests as minor forgetfulness that becomes steadily more pronounced with illness progre ...
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- Alzheimer disease
... Alzheimer disease is a degenerative disease of the brain that causes gradual loss of memory, judgment, and ability to function. The disorder usually appears in people older than age 65, but there are ... - Alzheimer's Disease Information Page
... Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease characterized in the brain by abnormal clumps (amyloid plaques) and tangled bundles of fibers (neurofibrillary tangles) compose... - Cerebral Atrophy Information Page
... Cerebral atrophy is a common feature of many of the diseases that affect the brain. Atrophy of any tissue means loss of cells. In brain tissue, atrophy describes a loss of neurons and the connections ... - Diabetes Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer's in Long-Term Study
... Diabetes mellitus was linked to a 65 percent increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD), appearing to affect some aspects of cognitive function differently than others in a new study su... - FDA Updates Hormone Therapy Information for Post Menopausal Women
... The Food and Drug Administration is requesting that manufacturers update labeling for hormone therapy products (estrogen and combination estrogen and progestin products) for use by postmenopausal wome... - Human Gene Affects Memory
... NIH scientists have shown that a common gene variant influences memory for events in humans by altering a growth factor in the brain's memory hub. On average, people with a particular version of t... - Lithium Shows Promise Against Alzheimer’s in Mouse Model
... An enzyme crucial to formation of Alzheimer’s (http://www.alzheimers.org/unraveling/index.htm) plaques and tangles may hold promise as a target for future medications, suggest studies in mice and cell... - Low Free Testosterone Levels Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease in Older Men
... Older men with lower levels of free, or unbound, testosterone circulating in their bloodstreams could be at higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) than their peers, according to new resear... - New Prevalence Study Suggests Dramatically Rising Numbers of People with Alzheimer’s Disease
... Scientists project that some 13.2 million older Americans will have Alzheimer's disease (AD) by 2050 unless new ways are found to prevent or treat the disease. According to these latest estimates ... - Studies Suggest People with Early AD Can Still Learn
... People who have early stage Alzheimer's disease (AD) could be more capable of learning than previously thought, according to two new studies supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), a p... - Study Boosts Confidence in Potential Screening Tool for Alzheimer's Disease
... A major study has confirmed the value of potential markers for identifying people with Alzheimer's disease. Scientists at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) found that levels of two ke... - Study Identifies Predictors of Alzheimer's Disease Longevity
... It's among the first questions asked after someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease: "What can we expect?" It's a tough question that has been difficult to answer. But a new... - Women Hold Up Half the Sky
... Women and Mental Health Research Mental illnesses affect women and men differently—some disorders are more common in women, and some express themselves with different symptoms. Scientists are only n...
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