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Is Alzheimer’s a Mental Illness
Alzheimer's is a brain disease, not a mental illness, yet it often brings mood and behavior changes. Here is how doctors classify it and why it matters.
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Is Alzheimer’s Reversible
Alzheimer's cannot be reversed, but some memory problems that look like it can. Learn which treatable conditions mimic dementia and why a checkup matters.
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Is Alzheimer’s Contagious
You cannot catch Alzheimer's from a hug, a kiss or caring for someone. Here is why the disease is not contagious and what the real caregiver concerns are.
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Is Alzheimer’s Curable
There is no cure for Alzheimer's yet, but treatment has changed. See what today's medicines can and cannot do, and where the search for a cure is heading.
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Is Alzheimer’s Fatal
Alzheimer's is a life-limiting illness, but the timeline varies widely. Learn how it shortens life, what families can expect and how comfort care helps.
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Is Alzheimer’s a Type of Dementia
Alzheimer's is a distinct type of dementia with its own biology and subtypes, from typical memory-first cases to rarer variants affecting vision or language.
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Is Alzheimer’s a Disease
Alzheimer's is not simply getting older. It is a true brain disease with measurable biology, a long history of research and a clear medical classification.
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Is Alzheimer’s Different From Dementia
Alzheimer's has its own fingerprint among the dementias. Here is how its symptoms, brain changes and diagnosis differ from other causes of cognitive decline.
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Is Alzheimer’s a Form of Dementia
Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, but it shares the stage with several others. Take a guided tour of the main forms and how each one differs.
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Is Alzheimer’s Dementia
Alzheimer's is a brain disease, and dementia is what it can eventually cause. Learn why the two overlap, and why early Alzheimer's is not dementia yet.
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Is Alzheimer’s and Dementia the Same Thing
People swap the words Alzheimer's and dementia all the time, but they are not identical. A simple analogy shows how they connect and why the difference matters.
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Is Alzheimer’s Inherited
Worried you might pass Alzheimer's to your children, or inherit it from a parent? Here is how inheritance really works and what to tell your family about it.
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