Alzheimer's Basics
True or False: Alzheimer's disease is a type of dementia.
What is True? Dementia is a general term that refers to a group of conditions that cause a decline in cognitive abilities, such as memory, thinking, and problem-solving. Other types of dementia include Vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, etc.
What is the most common form of Dementia?
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
True or False: A cure for Alzheimer's has been discovered.
What is False? While treatments can help manage symptoms, there is no cure for Alzheimer's yet.
Which former U.S. President had Alzheimer's disease?
Who is Ronald Reagan?
In which movie does an older couple deal with Alzheimer's as a major plotline, starring Julianne Moore?
What is Still Alice?
True or False: A lack of physical activity increases the risk of developing Alzheimer's.
What is True? Regular physical activity can help reduce the risk of developing dementia. It can also improve memory and thinking skills, and help with mood and depression
True or False: Smoking can increase the risk of Alzheimer's.
What is True?
True or False: Caregivers should encourage independence for someone with Alzheimer's, as long as it’s safe.
What is True?
Which famous writer of the "Harry Potter" series has shared their family's experiences with Alzheimer's?
Who is J.K. Rowling?
Which book, later made into a movie, depicts a young woman’s experience living with Alzheimer's and the emotional impact on her family?
What is The Notebook?
Which part of the brain does Alzheimer's primarily affect?
What is the hippocampus and the entorhinal cortex? These are brain regions crucial for memory formation, marking the initial site of damage in the disease; as it progresses, it can spread to other areas of the brain impacting functions like language and reasoning.
Which gender is more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease?
What is Women? Women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's, with almost two-thirds of people diagnosed being women.
Which organization is one of the largest funders of Alzheimer's research in the U.S.?
What is The Alzheimer’s Association?
Which famous boxer revealed his Alzheimer's diagnosis in 2016?
Who is Muhammad Ali?
What 2020 movie, starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman, portrays a man struggling with Alzheimer's disease?
What is The Father?
What type of brain plaques are found in people with Alzheimer's?
What are Amyloid Plaques? These plaques are formed by the abnormal buildup of a protein called beta-amyloid, which clumps together between neurons and disrupts brain cell function.
How many stages are there in Alzheimer's disease?
What is 3 stages (early, middle, and late)?
What is the process by which Alzheimer's research aims to detect the disease earlier in patients?
What is Biomarker testing (including brain imaging or spinal fluid tests)?
Which famous actor’s wife publicly shared his Alzheimer's diagnosis in 2011?
Who is Glenn Campbell?
Which popular TV show features a main character’s parent with Alzheimer’s disease?
What is This Is Us?
What is the average age of onset for Alzheimer's disease?
What is 65? The average age of onset is 65, but early-onset Alzheimer's can occur as early as in the 40s or 50s.
About 1 in ___ people age 65 and older has Alzheimer's.
What is 9?
How many Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's disease?
What is nearly 7 million? 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's. By 2050, this number is projected to rise to nearly 13 million. Alzheimer's disease was the fifth-leading cause of death among people age 65 and older in 2021.
Which author from The Notebook has spoken publicly about Alzheimer's in his family?
Who is Nicholas Sparks?
What 2018 film, starring Hilary Swank, depicts a family struggling with their mother’s Alzheimer's diagnosis?
What is What They Had?