Understanding Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's disease has received growing attention in recent years because the affected population is growing quickly as life spans in America creep ever upward. As they near retirement, many Americans start to fear that any minor memory lapse—misplacing the keys or forgetting a name—might spell Alzheimer’s. In reality, such incidents are a normal part of the aging process. In Alzheimer’s disease, such incidents progress to a point at which they interfere with normal daily activities on a regula