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Over seven million Americans are estimated to be living with Alzheimer’s disease (the most common type of dementia) in 2025.

The most common combination is Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. Symptoms vary, depending on the types of brain changes and the brain regions affected.

Dementia is the loss of mental functions, such as thinking, memory, and reasoning severe enough to interfere with a person’s daily life. Dementia is not a disease itself but rather a group of symptoms ...

Beyond Alzheimer’s, there are other common types of dementia. Vascular dementia is caused by lack of blood flow to the brain, and it’s related to one or more strokes or chronic narrowing of ...

Other common types of dementia include vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia and frontotemporal dementia. About a third of people with Parkinson’s disease eventually develop dementia.

Caregivers of people living with dementia say the condition changes more than just memory – it alters lives, relationships ...

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. Early-onset Alzheimer’s, which develops before the age of 65, is more likely to be linked to specific gene changes, according to Dr ...

Because Alzheimer’s is just one of several diseases that cause dementia, the key distinction lies in their scope.

A new study finds a strong relationship between exposure to air pollution and the risk of developing dementia, while air quality regulations are being weakened in the U.S.

Tremors are also commonly seen in people without dementia. If your loved one has a tremor, a neurologist should be able to help determine which type it is, and whether it is related to their dementia.