Alzheimer's 101
Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating fatal disease, causing progressive damage to the brain that steadily erodes memory, thinking, and daily functioning. Over 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease – and this is expected to nearly double by 2060.
Learn more about the science behind Alzheimer's disease progression, advances in detection and treatment, and the promise of earlier interventions through innovation.
THE SCIENCE BEHIND ALZHEIMER’S
Decades of peer-reviewed research have identified the accumulation of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain as an early event in the development of Alzheimer’s. Amyloid plaques can begin to accumulate in the brain in early stages of the disease - 20 years before symptoms appear, making early detection and treatment critical and opening the possibility for treatment and lifestyle changes that prevent the normal progression.
Stages of Alzheimer's Disease
THE FUTURE OF ALZHEIMER’S DETECTION & TREATMENT
We’re at a critical point in the fight against Alzheimer’s. The FDA has approved new therapies and detection tools for early-stage Alzheimer's and we have exciting new blood-based tools to help detect and diagnose the disease much more easily. Our understanding of the disease has progressed tremendously. Learn more about current tools for treatment, detection and diagnosis.
