Temporary workers may work full-time or part-time, depending on the individual case. In some instances, temporary workers receive benefits (such as health insurance), but usually benefits are only given to permanent employees. Not all temporary employees find jobs through a temporary employment agency.
1 Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in people over age 65 with cause possibly related to amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles.2  Almost all brain functions, including memory, movement, language, judgment, behavior, and abstract thinking, are eventually affected. Huntington's disease is a heredity disorder caused by a faulty gene. 2  Children of those with the disorder have a 50% chance of getting the disease. 3  Symptoms begin in those 30 to 40 years of age, beginning with personality changes such as anxiety and depression.
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.