What is Alzheimer’s disease? | Ivan Jun | TED-Ed Animation

The TED Talk “What is Alzheimer’s disease?” describes how Alzheimer’s affects the brain and sheds light on the different stages of this complicated, destructive disease. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia affecting over 40 million people worldwide--and though it was discovered over a century ago, scientists are still grappling for a cure. Ivan Seah Yu Jun provides the science and history of this degenerative disease, as well as some of the treatments used by healthcare professionals.