TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - As Alzheimer’s Awareness Month comes to an end, Florida State University researchers are continuing efforts to better understand the disease and shape the future of prevention and treatment.

Nearly 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, and one in three seniors dies from Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, according to the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation.

FSU researchers are examining the psychological and social factors that increase a person’s risk for Alzheimer’s, as well as what helps people stay resilient throughout the course of the disease.

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Associate Professor Aaron Wilber says the long-term goal is to establish effective preventive care.

“We’ve been thinking of this disease as one disease, and w

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