• Question: what causes alzheimers?

    Asked by lily to Natalie on 17 Nov 2015.
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      Natalie Garrett answered on 17 Nov 2015:


      Alzheimer’s is a disease which causes wasting of the brain, which damages the structure of the brain and affects how it works. There is no one thing that causes it, it’s caused by a combination of things: a mixture of genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors.

      To improve you chances of not getting this disease, the best you can do is live a healthy life and try to keep your brain active!

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