Alzheimer's Disease Inevitable

Is Alzheimer’s disease inevitable with age? Alzheimer’s disease (AD)is a neurological disease that slowly causes decline in cognitive functions. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia (loss of mental ability due to death of brain cells). As we get older, our body’s function and cellular activities deteriorate. Changes can occur from early, middle or late adulthood. Each person experiences age related changes based on biological or environmental factors. Alzheimer’s in the elderly is viewed as a normal and somewhat inevitable aspect of growing old, rather than being caused by other specific diseases. This article proposal paper will examine mental decline as we age and whether Alzheimer’s is inevitable part of aging.