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What is Pick’s Disease?

July 13, 2017 RateMDs Editorial

Have you ever heard of Pick’s Disease? It’s a rare disease that causes a decline in memory and cognitive skills – and here’s what you need to know about it. As you get older, your risk for dementia increases exponentially.…

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This Youngest Professor Ever at the Mayo Clinic has Identified New Landmark Genetic Causes for Dementia

April 20, 2016 Victoria Simpson

Dementia often runs in families and so can amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease). Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? ALS is that illness. While it isn’t always an illness that can be traced genetically, those who have dementia…