Wed,26 October 2011
Fewer men are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease than women — 16 % of women over age 70 have this irreversible and progressive brain disease compared with 11% of men in the same age range. This may be due to the fact that women tend to live longer than men.
But Alzheimer’s is still something that men need to be aware of. Alzheimer's disease destroys a person's memory and ability to think clearly, eventually making it difficult for them to perform simple tasks. It's the most common cause of dementia in older people, robbing them of their cognitive ab |
