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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and 7th leading cause of death in North-America.

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is characterized by memory decline and neuronal pathology, including amyloid β (Aβ)plaques and oxidative stress.

Infections like pneumonia can speed up dementia. Vaccinations can prevent infections but don’t always work in older adults.

Everyday activities such as cooking often become difficult for people living with dementia.

Alzheimer’s disease is a common form of memory loss and confusion affecting older adults. Despite many years of study, we still don’t have a cure for this disease.

Individuals with an incurable condition marked by decline and intolerable suffering and where death is reasonably foreseeable, as with dementia, now have access to medical assistance in dying (MAID).

Microglia are the brain’s immune cells.

Age-related dementias are reaching epidemic levels, affecting over 600,000 Canadians.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of motor neuron disease in humans.