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and this is because of the progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons and in this the accumulation of alpha synuclein in brain of Parkinson’s disease patient, called Lewy bodies (Elwan et al., 2006). Palop and Mucke (2010) has described that the beta amyloid is causes the neuronal dysfunction this dysfunction causes the Alzheimer’s disease from the synapses towards the neural networks. (Dimitriadi and Hart, 2010) has described that the neurodegenerative diseases impose a burden on the society this underlying

relate to the brain such as memory loss, personality changes, thinking impairment, sensory impairment, and loss of bodily function and control. It is not known what causes the disease but a couple of characteristics include a build up of hardened amyloid plaques between nerve cells causing them to become less efficient and eventually unable to communicate between each other (https://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/publication/2011-2012-alzheimers-disease-progress-report/primer-alzheimers-disease-and, accessed

Dementia What exactly is dementia? By definition, “Dementia, which is from the Latin word dement meaning ‘without mind,’ is a progressive deterioration and eventual loss of mental ability that is severe enough to interfere with normal activities of daily living, lasts more than six months, not present since birth, and not associated with a loss or alteration of consciousness” (Thomasson, 2014). Dementia is usually caused by a loss of brain cells in the cerebral cortex of the brain, the part responsible

living with AD is predicted to triple by 2050. The risk of developing Alzheimer’s rises exponentially with age. “Currently, verification of an AD diagnosis occurs through postmortem detection of pathology in neural tissue, specifically extracellular amyloid plaques and intracellular neurofibrillary tau tangles. However, cognitive changes are discernible early during AD pathogenesis and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). In the peer-journal review that I read, studies were performed to detect working memory

Jordon Wong Alzheimer’s speech I don’t remember a time when my grandpa knew who I was. He had a disease that affected me and my family personally. In fact, I’m guessing that many of you sitting in the audience have also been affected by this horrible disease. The disease I am talking about is Alzheimer’s. Did you know that 1 in every 9 people age 65 or older have it? And even worse 1 in every 3 people age 85 or older are affected by it. Many of you may already know something about Alzheimer’s, but

The disease stem cells could fix is called Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). The reason I chose this topic is because I have seen first hand how badly someone who suffers from Alzheimer’s Disease is affected in their daily lives. This disease completely takes over their lives and they turn into a completely different person who can hardly function. AD is very tough on the loved ones of the person suffering from it because that person, most of the time has no idea what is going on or who their loved ones

Everyday more and more people are effected by dementia. This disease is taking over the lives of innocent people around the world. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources have designed The National Plan to Address Alzheimer’ Disease. This plan focuses on many important areas greatly affected by this irreversible disease and concentrates on the struggles one faces during its presence. I found three areas to be very important to the future of Alzheimer’s and other dementias; Expand research

people over 65 years and older. Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease The onset of AD is subtle, and symptoms may develop very slowly over a period of several years. The three stages of Alzheimer’s are as follows: preclinical, a period when amyloid plaques are accumulating, and nerve cell changes are occurring, but in this stage, there are no clinical symptoms; mild cognitive impairment, a time when memory problems are noticed but not

Daniel Velastegui May 10th, 2017 Alzheimer’s disease effects many families throughout the world and many of it causes and effects are unknown. Alzheimer’s disease is defined as a progressive mental deterioration disease that can occur in middle to old age, due to generalized degeneration of the brain. Alzheimer’s disease is generally known for its slow decrease in overall cognitive function but there are many different factors that go into the formation and spreading of any disease. Just like other

Hereditary Alzheimer’s Disease Introduction In the year 2015 5.3 million people in the US will have Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimer’s Disease, also known as Presenile and Senile Dementia can have a genetic or environmental basis. Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common form of a more general group of memory disorders known as dementia. What differentiates Alzheimer’s from Dementia is how quick the progression of symptoms is. Characterized by debilitating memory loss, confusion, comprehension and