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This article discusses recent findings concerning the burden that Alzheimer's disease imposes on the African-American community, and some of the recommendations that are being made in order to address this disparity.
Read answers to five common questions caregivers ask about Alzheimer’s disease caregiving.
Amyloid PET scans allow, for the first time, accurate detection of amyloid plaques—one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease—in living people.
Learn how the immune system and inflammation play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
The role of alcohol use as a risk factor for dementia is complicated. At different times, alcohol has been seen as protective, harmful, or incidental to the risk of dementia. The entire story is not yet fully known. This article discusses some of what we do know.
Learn how age, family history, ethnicity, gender and eye anatomy are related to the risk of developing primary angle-closure glaucoma.
