Photo: #The scan on the left shows a healthy brain. The one on the right shows the damage caused by Alzheimer's disease.
Photo: #Bill Newhouse, father of Minnesota Public Radio's Brian Newhouse, died in 2000. He had Alzheimer's disease.

Living with Alzheimer's disease

by Brian Newhouse, Minnesota Public Radio

There are around 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease, the debilitating illness that first robs people of their short-term memories and ultimately leads to dementia and death. A Minnesota Public Radio documentary looks at efforts to treat Alzheimer's and what it's like to live with the disease.

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