With respect to the Alzheimer’s disease, consider the following statements:

Alzheimer\'s disease is caused by the abnormal build-up of proteins such as amyloid and tau in and around brain cells.

Women have a higher risk of having Alzheimer’s disease than men.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question

Alzheimer’s Disease is a neurological disorder which causes brain cells to degenerate and die. This leads to loss of memory, problems with words in speaking or writing, poor judgment, changes in mood and personality, confusion with time or place, etc.
Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia among older adults.
Alzheimer\'s disease is thought to be caused by the abnormal build-up of proteins in and around brain cells. One of the proteins involved is called amyloid, deposits of which form plaques around brain cells and the other protein is called tau. Tau is a protein that when it occurs in tangled formations in the brain of Alzheimer patients, disrupts the ability of neurons to communicate with one another in the brain.
Alzheimer’s is an incurable disease, as the death of brain cells cannot be reversed.
Women have a higher risk of having Alzheimer’s disease than men.

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Both 1 & 2

Alzheimer’s Disease is a neurological disorder which causes brain cells to degenerate and die. This leads to loss of memory, problems with words in speaking or writing, poor judgment, changes in mood and personality, confusion with time or place, etc.
Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia among older adults.
Alzheimer\'s disease is thought to be caused by the abnormal build-up of proteins in and around brain cells. One of the proteins involved is called amyloid, deposits of which form plaques around brain cells and the other protein is called tau. Tau is a protein that when it occurs in tangled formations in the brain of Alzheimer patients, disrupts the ability of neurons to communicate with one another in the brain.
Alzheimer’s is an incurable disease, as the death of brain cells cannot be reversed.
Women have a higher risk of having Alzheimer’s disease than men.

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