{"id":30318,"date":"2017-09-20T11:31:08","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T09:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/?p=30318"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:49:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:49:22","slug":"september-21st-2017-world-alzheimers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/september-21st-2017-world-alzheimers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"September 21st, 2017: World Alzheimer\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>World Alzheimer\u2019s Day<\/strong>, September 21st of each year, is a day on which <strong>Alzheimer\u2019s organizations around the world concentrate their efforts on raising awareness about Alzheimer\u2019s and dementia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-30320 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/World-alzheimers-day.jpg\" alt=\"World alzheimer's day\" width=\"494\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/World-alzheimers-day.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/World-alzheimers-day-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/World-alzheimers-day-600x250.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Alzheimer\u2019s disease: the most common form of dementia<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Every 68 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/strong>\u00a0It<strong>\u00a0is often called a family disease<\/strong>, because the chronic stress of watching a loved one slowly decline affects everyone<\/p>\n<h3>Alzheimer&#8217;s disease in the USA<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-30321 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/World-alzheimers-day-1.jpg\" alt=\"World alzheimer's day\" width=\"363\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/World-alzheimers-day-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/World-alzheimers-day-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/World-alzheimers-day-1-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/World-alzheimers-day-1-600x449.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/>At current rates, experts believe <strong>the number of Americans living with Alzheimer\u2019s will quadruple to as many as 16 million by the year 2050.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5.4 million Americans are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/alzheimers-discover-the-benefits-of-the-mediterranean-diet\/\">living with Alzheimer\u2019s<\/a>. Alzheimer\u2019s disease is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States and the only cause of death among the top 10 in the United States that cannot be prevented, cured or even slowed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Read also:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/alzheimers-what-are-existing-plans-to-stave-the-disease\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Alzheimer\u2019s : what are existing plans to stave the disease ?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>What about dementia?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Dementia is a collective name for progressive brain syndromes which affect memory, thinking, behaviour and emotion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are over 100 forms of dementia. The most well-known form of dementia is Alzheimer\u2019s disease, which accounts for 50-60% of all cases. Symptoms may include: loss of memory, difficulty in finding the right words or understanding what people are saying, difficulty in performing previously routine tasks, personality and mood changes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>There is currently <strong>no cure for dementia<\/strong>, but treatment and support are available.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Read also:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/could-natural-disasters-lead-to-dementia\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Could natural disasters lead to dementia?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>10 warning signes of dementia<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-30319\" src=\"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Warning-signes-of-dementia.png\" alt=\"Warning signs of dementia\" width=\"898\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Warning-signes-of-dementia.png 898w, 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