A state plan intended to create the largest brain health research center in America, to be known as the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, recently passed the Texas Senate and is awaiting action by the Texas House of Representatives, according to DHR Health.In general, dementia is an umbrella term for a group of brain disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease.Alzheimer’s disease slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, eventually leading to the inability to perform simply daily tasks, such as eating or walking. For most people with this specific type of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease symptoms first appear in their mid-60s.DHR Health ...