What is Alzheimer’s Disease?
Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that affects memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms eventually grow severe enough to interfere with daily tasks.
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Understanding Alzheimer’s and dementia
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Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other cognitive abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 60-80% of dementia cases.
Learn more: What is the Difference Between Dementia and Alzheimer’s?, What is Dementia, Research and Progress
Learn more: 10 Warning Signs, Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s has no cure, but one treatment — aducanumab (Aduhelm™)— is the first therapy to demonstrate that removing amyloid, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease, from the brain is reasonably likely to reduce cognitive and functional decline in people living with early Alzheimer’s. Other treatments can temporarily slow the worsening of dementia symptoms and improve quality of life for those with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers. Today, there is a worldwide effort underway to find better ways to treat the disease, delay its onset and prevent it from developing.
Learn more: Treatments, Treatment Horizon, Prevention, Clinical Trials
Help is available
If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or another dementia, you are not alone. The Alzheimer’s Association is the trusted resource for reliable information, education, referral and support to millions of people affected by the disease.
- Call our 24/7 Helpline: 800.272.3900
- Locate your local Alzheimer’s Association
- Use our Virtual Library
- Go to Alzheimer’s Navigator to create customized action plans and connect with local support services
