Category: Alzheimers Disease

The most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide is Alzheimers and impacts millions of people. This neurodegenerative disease is irreversible and there is currently no known cure: there are only palliative treatments to slow down ever worsening symptoms. The first discovery of Alzheimers disease was in 1906 by Dr Alois Alzheimer. It is primarily known for its…

With the development of aging in society, the incidence of senile psychosis is getting higher and higher: mainly manifested in population of both common elderly diseases: Alzheimer’s and Parkinsons rising. In 2015, 8.5% of the world’s population was over 65 years old, and by 2050, it will jump to nearly 17% of the global population.…

INTRODUCTION Alzheimer’s disease (AD) was first diagnosed by Dr. Alois Alzheimer in 1906, it has become the most prevalent neurodegenerative disease overall. Alzheimers disease (AD) is clinically defined as the appearance of progressive deficits in cognition and memory. The two types of AD are Familial AD (FAD) and Sporadic AD (SAD). Both have the clinical…

Abstract Buckyball is the first nanoparticle discovered in the year 1985 by the trio scientists Richard Smalley, Harry Kroto, and Robert Curl. Fullerene is a powerful antioxidant that reacts with free radicals that cause cell death. Fullerenes and their derivatives have the Antiviral activity to treat the HIV infection. Brain changes occur with these proteins…

Alzheimers disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder found among older adults at the age of 65 and above (Schwamborn, 2018). Symptoms of AD are memory loss, cognitive declination, disorientation, language deficit, impaired concentration, personal hygiene and self-care declination as well as behaviour and personality changes (Bature, F., Guinn, B. A., Pang, D., &…

The film Still Alice deals with a very serious subject matter of a person whose life is turned upside down when she gets a diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimers disease. Throughout most of this film we can see an accurate portrayal of the symptoms associated with this crippling brain disease. During the course of the entire…

The clinical symptomatology of Alzheimers disease (AD) is considered to be the result of an extensive destruction or disorganization of the cerebral cortex, as the patients cognitive functions become impaired. Late onset Alzheimers disease affects 5-10% of people over the age of 65 years old and while the case for this disease has not yet…

Abstract Alzheimers Disease is relevant among most of the worlds population today. It is a disease that effects the cognitive function, memory, and language in an individuals daily life. Now Alzheimers Disease has no cure, is untreatable, and the most significant cause is not really known. Also, traditional methods of diagnosing and care are not…

Are dogs really a mans best friend and important? In many ways, dogs are important. This is because many dogs positively influence people with diseases or with a disorder. Relationships between dogs and humans are important because dogs can help people with Alzheimers disease, cancer, and autism spectrum disorder. To begin with, many studies have…

Currently scientist and doctors are working together to build a bridge between the potential connection that is associated with microbes and Alzheimers disease. At this moment, there is no cure for this irreversible, progressive brain disorder. This disorder slowly destroys the memorys ability to retain and remember information as well as thinking skills, and eventually…