Researchers do not know the exact cause of Alzheimer's disease, but it is most likely due to a combination of a variety of genetic and other factors. Genetic research is concentrating on the role of heredity -- the transmission of qualities and illnesses from parents to children -- in determining risk for, and development of, Alzheimer's disease.

my mother and her sister and her daughter had alzheimers this disease it scares me i might get it.

My mother's mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. My mother who just turned 65 has just been diagnosed with the disease. I am so worry that I will be diagnosed next. I am 44 years old. Any suggestions?

My father's monthly income only pays for his meds. & supplement insurance. So for him to pay me would be out of the question. There has to be assistance from somewhere for all of us.