en Basic Neuroscience Basic Neuroscience Editorial Commentary <h4 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="line-height:2;"><span new="" roman="" times="">Alzheimer&#39;s disease (AD) is a major cause of disability and death. Nowadays, it does not only affect the older population, but also occurs at a very early age (<50 years). Recently, there has been a case finding of the youngest probable AD patient, at the age of 19 years. This calls for a prompt intervention in order to prevent the development of early onset AD in the wider population. Public health measures, accompanied by research projects on the basic, translational, and clinical aspects of the disease, are of crucial importance and must be undertaken and implemented within the global community.</span></span></span></span></h4> Alzheimer's disease, early-onset, public health, research, young 9 14 http://neuroupdates.de/browse.php?a_code=A-10-309-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Tungki Pratama Umar 1003194753284600349 1003194753284600349 Yes Faculty of Medicine, Sriwijaya University, Palembang, Indonesia Kevin Tandarto 1003194753284600350 1003194753284600350 No Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia