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.
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  Alzheimer's disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases. But Alzheimer's is not just a disease of old age. 2  Up to 5 percent of people with the disease have early onset Alzheimer's (also known as younger-onset), which often appears when someone is in their 40s or 50s. 3  Learn more: Early Onset Alzheimer's and Risk Factors. 4  Alzheimer's worsens over time.