In order to delve deeper into the study of Alzheimer’s disease, it is first indispensable to elaborately discuss the term ‘dementia’. Dementia does not refer to a specific type of illness. Rather, it is a generic term that refers to a “decline in mental ability” that is so grave that it interferes with the routine life of a person (“What is Dementia?”). Dementia is an upshot of damage to the brain cells and contrary to popular opinion; it is not a part and parcel of normal aging process. Alzheimer’s disease is said to form 60-80% of the Continue reading...