Causes of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease characterized in the brain by abnormal clumps (amyloid plaques) and tangled bundles of fibers (neurofibrillary tangles) composed of misplaced proteins. Age is the most important risk factor for AD; the number of people with the disease doubles every 5 years beyond age 65. Three genes have been discovered that cause early onset (familial) AD. Read more
Treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease is the commonest form of senile dementia. It is typically associated with a slow and progressive loss of nerve cells and nerve cell contacts. The onset of the disease is insidious, and the first symptoms to manifest are impaired memory and orientation. As the disease progresses, the sufferer’s mental faculties deteriorate and, after a few years, patients require help to perform everyday tasks and are no longer able live on their own. Read more
