As people get older, they likely face many health problems. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the common chronic age-related conditions that cause brain issues in older adults including memory loss and cognitive difficulties.
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, there are more than six million older adults living with Alzheimer’s, mostly at the age of 65 and above. People who have dementia might not get AD, but AD patients typically experience memory problems, one of the first signs of cognitive impairment related to Alzheimer’s. And AD is the most common type of dementia.
An Algorithm for Estimating the Risk of Disease
What is the cause of AD dementia? There are changes in the brain when people grow old, but not every person will have dementia. …