in certain genes and in connections between regions of the brain may also contribute to increased risk for women.Everyone knows what it’s like to go blank on a piece of information, like where you left your keys, or why you just walked into a room. Forgetfulness is part of everyday life. As we age, it’s normal for those moments of forgetfulness to increase.“Forgetting where you left the keys is a normal moment.
, vice president of medical and scientific relations for the Alzheimer’s Association. “Dementia is an umbrella term for changes in memory, thinking and reasoning that impact our everyday functioning and ability to to be independent.”for Alzheimer’s — such as age, genetics and family history — are not controllable. But other factors that peopleWAM uses evidence-based preventive care and gathers clinical data to learn how prevention strategies can improve.
This type of preventive research and clinical trials are a big part of helping us understand how controlling these factors can help prevent Alzheimer’s. “There are all different kinds of trials, and they are such an important aspect of moving forward,” Snyder said. “There are drug trials as well as trials testing biomarkers, looking at new measures of the underlying biology and dealing with care interventions, risk reduction and behavioral interventions.”
One of the major trials, led by the Alzheimer's Association, is a lifestyle intervention trial known as