MooBella, a Taunton, Mass.-based company that is gearing up to market a âmake-your-ownâ ice cream machine, said that it has secured $18 million in Series A funding from W. Health LP, a venture fund managed by Inventages .
Alzheimer's and dementia basics. 1  Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. 2  Learn more: What We Know Today and Understanding Dementia.
What is early-onset Alzheimer's? Early-onset Alzheimer's is an uncommon form of dementia that strikes people younger than age 65. Of all the people who have Alzheimer's disease, about 5 percent develop symptoms before age 65. So if 4 million Americans have Alzheimer's, at least 200,000 people have the early-onset form of the disease.