By 
Ivan Jun
 | 
TED-Ed Original

What is Alzheimer's disease?

Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia affecting over 40 million people worldwide. And though it was discovered over a century ago scientists are still grappling for a cure. Ivan Seah Yu Jun describes how Alzheimer's affects the brain shedding light on the different stages of this complicated destructive disease.

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