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Alzheimer's disease could be detected by spinal tap test 1 year 40 weeks ago

According to Belgian researchers, Alzheimer's could be predicted in patients by measuring certain proteins in spinal fluid. This disease could be detected in early stages in healthy people as well.

Two proteins amyloid and tau—which are related to plaque and tangles associated with Alzheimer's—are 90% accurate to determining the risk of Alzheimer's. This study was able to detect 100% of people that had some form of memory impairment who may have Alzheimer's within 5 years.

How to Avoid Alzheimer's Disease 2 years 35 weeks ago

Alzheimer’s Disease is a cruel disease which robs people of their memories. It is a particularly difficult disease for the family members of those stricken with Alzheimer’s Disease. It is absolutely heartbreaking to see the face of the wife, who has been married 50 years or more, whose husband no longer recognizes her. Alzheimer’s Disease doesn’t stop there, it is a progressive brain disease. There is no cure for Alzheimer’s Disease, but there are steps you can take to help stave off this terrible malady.

Alzheimer's disease 2 years 12 weeks ago

Alzheimer's disease was named after a German Physician named Alois Alzheimer. He was the one to describe such disease in the early 1900s. Alzheimer's disease is the most widespread form of dementia and is a progressive brain disorder that has a gradual onset with increasing deterioration in functioning. It is verified by atrophy of cerebral neurons, senile plaque deposits and enlarged third and fourth ventricles of the brain. This disease is irreversible and terminal.

Alzheimer's disease 1 year 28 weeks ago

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the most feared diseases, because it still has no cure and it is the most costly disease for society. AD was found by a German named Alois Alzheimer, which is why the disease is called Alzheimer’s Disease.
This is quite important to know because the number of victims are increasing now and we have to prevent it when we still can. Because once you get Alzheimer, there's no cure for it and you won't be active anymore for the rest of your life

How to Combat Alzheimer's Disease with Good Food 1 year 25 weeks ago

Alzheimer’s disease is increasingly in the news due to an increasing elderly population and research going into treatments to discover how the disease progresses.

Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia and can strike in middle age, although it is more common in older people due to deteriorating health and the degeneration of the brain. Symptoms include loss of memory; including forgetting to eat meals, not recognising family and friends and even forgetting basic everyday routines like washing. Alzheimer’s sufferers often get depression and apathy.