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Be a Part of the Fight to End Alzheimer's
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Worldwide, 55 million people are living with Alzheimer's and other dementias.
Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative brain disease and the most common cause of dementia. Dementia is not a specific disease. It's an overall term that describes a group of symptoms.
Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease & Dementia
Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other cognitive abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life.

Facts and Figures

Causes and Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Disease

What Is Dementia?

What is Alzheimer’s Disease?
What To Expect
Understand what to expect when visiting a doctor about symptoms, how Alzheimer’s disease progresses, and what resources are available.

How is Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosed?

Stages of Alzheimer's


Treatments for Alzheimer's
Research & Progress
This is a time of unprecedented promise in the race to end Alzheimer’s. As the world's largest nonprofit funder of Alzheimer's research, the Alzheimer’s Association is committed to accelerating the discovery of methods of treatment, prevention and, ultimately, a cure.

Our Commitment to Research

Treatments and Research

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