A letter to the editor is presented in response to the review of the book "The Alzheimer Conundrum: Entanglements of Dementia and Aging," in the May 22, 2014 issue along with a response by Jerome Groopman.LockMarjorieMargaretMarjorie
family history and genetic causes, past severehead injury, and low education, that increase the risk of developingAlzheimer's disease. These factors can lead to theories about how they produce the abnormalities, including amyloid beta plaques, seen in the brains of people with Alzheimer's. ...
Causes of Alzheimer’s disease Scientists still don’t understand what causes Alzheimer’s disease in most people. Early-onset Alzheimer’s is often caused by genetic mutations. Late-onset Alzheimer’s seems to be caused by changes in the brain that develop over decades. The causes probably incl...
Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by gradual memory loss and declining cognitive function. Find out the causes and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and the diagnosis and treatment for this neurological condition. Alzheimer's, the Disease Alzheimer's disease was first ide...
What genetic mutation causes Alzheimer's? Alzheimer's: Alzheimer's is a degenerative brain disorder that usually affects patients later in life. It involves memory loss that progresses to the point of an inability to engage with one's environment and even to perform basic functions like swallowing...
What causes Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common form of dementia affecting up to 15 million individuals worldwide? Although there is not yet an answer to this question the search for it has provided a wealth of information that bring us closer to the understanding of this neurodegenerat...
Regardless of what causes Alzheimer’s, if you are worried about the disease, then exercise. No effective drugs have yet been developed to treat Alzheimer’s, and there is inconclusive evidence that keeping your mind sharp with mental games staves off dementia. Exercise is by far the most effe...
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, in which people become forgetful and confused, usually starting in older age. People with the disease have a build-up of two kinds of protein clumps in the brain: amyloid and tau.
Learning that your loved one has Alzheimer's disease can be frightening and leave you feeling lost and unsure.
There have been a lot of theories about what causes Alzheimer's disease. Many of them have given rise to experimental treatments of one form or another. None of them have worked much better than taking anything you might find in your spice rack. Medications to treat acetylcholine deficiency, ...