Defining Alzheimer's Characteristic of Alzheimer's dementia is build-up of toxic species of amyloid and tau proteins that form plaques and tangles that make the brain cells around them die.

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It's a fact, age is the most significant risk factor for dementia, which is the general term for a decline in mental abilities.

As the disease progresses to dementia, damage in areas of the brain that control language, reasoning, conscious thought, and sensory processing lead to more severe symptoms.

Dementia is much more common than you may know, a disease that can change everything about a person without many signs or ...