This is a disease that scares us all and with increased awareness, we can try to prevent it from affecting us and those we care about.
What can you do to avoid Alzheimer’s disease? – Harvard Health
Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, is characterized by the accumulation of two types of protein in the brain: tangles (tau) and plaques (amyloid-beta). Eventually, Alzheimer’s kills brain cells and takes people’s lives. What causes Alzheimer’s? We still aren’t sure.
