Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia that does not have any genetic risk linked to it. Women are at a greater risk than males and there are no current studies that will prove that a child can get the disease. There are some markers though that have been linked with Alzheimer’s but there many people who never get the disease.

There are medications such as Vitamin E, estrogen therapy for women, anti inflammatory drugs and herbal medicines suce as Gingko Biloba that are said to prevent or somehow delay the onset of the disease. Also, continuing to use the mind with cognitive exercises and reading helps in preventing Alzheimer’s disease.

Research is still being conducted as to what are the exact causes of this disease and the search for a definitive treatment or prevention is still underway.