What causes Alzheimer's Disease?

Alzheimer's Disease is a horrible condition that can strike at the brain of your loved ones and steal their memories and lives. But what is Alzheimer's Disease? What's going on in the brain? Is Alzheimer's just a normal part of aging? Alie breaks down what we know about the neuroscience of Alzheimer's Disease (or Alzheimer Disease) and provides a solid foundation for anyone who is hoping to get a little more information on this type of dementia.

Find a clinical trial in your area -
In the US, check out the NIH National Institute on Aging's Clinical Trials Finder: https://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/clinical-trials
In the UK, check out Join Dementia Research: https://www.joindementiaresearch.nihr.ac.uk/

Sources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC151843/
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/alzheimers-disease-fact-sheet
https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/facts-figures
https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2017/alzheimers-rates-rise-fd.html
https://www.nature.com/articles/nrneurol.2017.111
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2813509/

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