A degenerative, non-infectious and progressive disorder of the cerebral cortex of the human brain characterised by premature senile dementia becoming manifest in middle or old age. The cause is unknown and various theories have been proposed, including...

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Viewpoint: Yes, current claims for an Alzheimer's vaccine properly take into account the many defects that the disease causes in the brain—the claims are based on sound experimental results regarding beta-amyloid plaques. Viewpoint: No, a...

Alzheimer's disease (AD), also called Alzheimer disease, and simply known as Alzheimer's, is a neurodegenerative disease that, in its most common form, is found in people over the age of 65. Approximately 24 million people worldwide have dementia of...

A team of Arizona researchers think they've found a gene that could help better predict a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.The gene _ called GAB2 _ seems to affect the odds that some people will get the progressive neurological disease that afflicts about 5...

The history of the discover of Alzheimer's Diseases as well as its symptoms and treatements. Alzheimer's is a neurological condition in which the nerve cells in the brain die. Symptoms include problems with verbal communication, loss of recent memory (which may lead to the loss of all memory), and personality changes.

Alzheimer's is not a disease that is well known. Many individuals only associate it with the loss of memory. While this is a proven fact, that is not all it is. The disease is much more complex and should be associated with much more than this. Victims go through a long period in which their bodies do nothing but slow down their functions.

The following provides information on alzheimer's disease. Contains a lot of facts about the disease, signs and symptoms, cures/treatments, and causes.