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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens, [2] and is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. [2][15] The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events. [1] As the disease advances, symptoms can include problems with language, disorientation (including ...
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2.4 million (2016) [9] Dementia is a syndrome associated with many neurodegenerative diseases, characterized by a general decline in cognitive abilities that affects a person's ability to perform everyday activities. This typically involves problems with memory, thinking, behavior, and motor control. [10]
September 16, 2024 at 4:30 AM. Boosting a specific protein in the brain could help slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study has found. The longstanding theory is that Alzheimer ...
Melissa Rudy. August 19, 2024 at 4:30 AM. Dementia has 2 shocking new risk factors, study finds, with total of 14 now on list. Two surprising new risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease are noted ...
In 2017, dementia and Alzheimer's disease was responsible for 13,729 deaths. [4] Over the past decade the death rate has increased by 68.0%, from 33.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008 to 41.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017. [4] Dementia deaths have increased, remaining in the top five leading causes of death for both sexes. [4]
Provisional data for 2022, the most recent numbers available, shows deaths by suicide grew an additional 3% over the previous year. CDC officials project the final number of suicides in 2022 will ...
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