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1. Alzheimer's disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

   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 ...

2. Dementia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

   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 ...

3. About Alzheimer's disease and dementia - Alzheimer's Disease Research Center - Mayo Clinic Research

   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 ...

4. Young-onset Alzheimer's: When symptoms begin before age 65 - Mayo Clinic

   Young-onset Alzheimer's disease is a rare form of dementia that presents unique challenges. Learn more about causes, diagnosis and how to cope.

5. Alzheimer's disease - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

   Newer imaging tests can help detect specific brain changes caused by Alzheimer's disease, such as amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. These newer tests ...

6. Mayo Clinic Minute: Reducing risk of Alzheimer's disease in families

   Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurologic disorder that causes memory loss and other cognitive decline due to brain cell degeneration.

7. How Alzheimer's is diagnosed - Mayo Clinic

   To diagnose Alzheimer's dementia, healthcare professionals conduct tests to measure memory impairment and other thinking skills. They also judge functional ...

8. Alzheimer's and dementia: What's the difference? - Mayo Clinic

   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 ...

9. New FDA-approved blood tests for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease - Mayo Clinic

   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.

10. Alzheimer's disease - Care at Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic experts from many disciplines, including neurology, neuroscience, psychology and psychiatry, collaborate to provide you with the best Alzheimer's ...