Alzheimer’s in the world

April 30, 2021 – Men and women who didn’t get enough sleep in their 50s and 60s were at increased risk of developing dementia when they were older, according to a new report. The findings add to growing evidence linking sleep problems with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease andContinue Reading

ALZinfo.org /August 19, 2021/ Unique eye changes may be an early harbinger of Alzheimer’s disease, two new studies report. The findings could lead to a simple eye test for detecting the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s, before symptoms like memory loss become evident and damage to the brain becomes extensive. ResearchersContinue Reading

Journey through the diagnosis of dementia The World Alzheimer Report 2021 includes over 50 essays from leading experts from around the world and is supported by findings from 3 key global surveys, which received responses from 1,111 clinicians, 2,325 people with dementia and carers, and over 100 national Alzheimer andContinue Reading

Alzheimer’s disease is fatal. Of the more than 6 million Americans of all ages living with Alzheimer’s dementia, the majority are women. Almost two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s are women. Of the more than 6 million people age 65 and older with Alzheimer’s in the United States, 3.8 million areContinue Reading

Dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people worldwide (World Health Organization, 2020). With nearly 10 million new cases of dementia each year in the world, this means there is one new case every 3.2 seconds (Alzheimer’s Disease International, 2020). Approximately 50 million peopleContinue Reading