17-Year-Old Becomes World’s Youngest Person Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s

17-Year-Old Becomes World’s Youngest Person Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s

A 17-year-old is now the youngest person in the world ever diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Image: Brain inflammation during Alzheimer’s Disease. Credit: NIH Image Gallery / CC-BY-NA-2.0 A 17-year-old has become the world’s youngest person ever diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, challenging long-standing assumptions about the condition’s earliest onset. Doctors began monitoring the boy after he experienced recurring memory lapses at age 17. He strug…

Never Give Up: Closing in on Alzheimer’s Disease – Patient Worthy

Immune dysfunction and inflammation have been found to play significant roles in Alzheimer’s disease. An analysis of brain tissue in an animal model reveals a potential for immune system dysfunction at the onset of AD. A new study reported in MedicalXpress, and first published in the journal Alzheimer’s Disease on April 15, 2025, suggests that there is a […]