The National Institute on Aging (NIA)estimatesthat more than six million adults in the United States may have Alzheimer's disease. The condition is the most common cause of dementia in older adults, and is the seventh leading cause of death in the US. Because Alzheimer’s ...
Early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, also called younger onset Alzheimer’s disease, is an uncommon form of dementia which affects individuals younger than the age of 65. Of all the people afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease, only an estimated five percent will develop symptoms at a younger age. ...