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Alzheimer's disease is the biological process that begins with the appearance of a buildup of proteins in the form of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary ...
This is why the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Mayo Clinic works hard to learn more about aging-related diseases that affect memory. Dementia is not one ...
Young-onset Alzheimer's disease is a rare form of dementia that presents unique challenges. Learn more about causes, diagnosis and how to cope.
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurologic disorder that causes memory loss and other cognitive decline due to brain cell degeneration.
To diagnose Alzheimer's dementia, healthcare professionals conduct tests to measure memory impairment and other thinking skills. They also judge functional ...
Newer imaging tests can help detect specific brain changes caused by Alzheimer's disease, such as amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. These newer tests ...
Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new tool that can estimate a person's risk of developing memory and thinking problems associated with Alzheimer's ...
People with Alzheimer's disease have plaques and tangles in their brains. Plaques are clumps of a protein called beta-amyloid. Tangles are fibrous masses made ...
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; Huntington's disease; Mixed dementia. While dementia is a general term, Alzheimer's disease is a specific brain disease. It is marked ...
A simple blood test done in a doctor's office can help to diagnose Alzheimer's disease. Find out who can have the test, and how accurate results are.
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