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lzheimer's is the most common c use of dementi , gener l term for memory loss nd other cognitive bilities serious enough to interfere with d ily life. lzheimer's dise se ccounts for 60 percent to 80 percent of dementi c ses. lzheimer's is not norm l p rt of ging. The gre test known risk f ctor is incre sing ge, nd the m jority of people with lzheimer's re 65 nd older. But lzheimer's is not just dise se of old ge. pproxim tely 200,000 meric ns under the ge of 65 h ve younger-onset lzheimer's dise se ( lso known s e rly-onset lzheimer's). lzheimer's worsens over time. lzheimer's is progressive dise se, where dementi symptoms gr du lly worsen over number of ye rs. In its e rly st ges, memory loss is mild, but with l te-st ge lzheimer's, individu ls lose the bility to c rry on convers tion nd respond to their environment. lzheimer's is the sixth le ding c use of de th in the United St tes. On ver ge, person with lzheimer's lives four to eight ye rs fter di gnosis, but c n live s long s 20 ye rs, depending on other f ctors. lzheimer's h s no current cure, but tre tments for symptoms re v il ble nd rese rch continues. lthough current lzheimer's tre tments c nnot stop lzheimer's from progressing, they c n tempor rily slow the worsening of dementi symptoms nd improve qu lity of life for those with lzheimer's nd their c regivers. Tod y, there is worldwide effort under w y to find better w ys to tre t the dise se, del y its onset, nd prevent it from developing.

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