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Individuals with early-stage Alzheimer's account for about half of all Americans afflicted with the disease.
Until recently, doctors assumed there wasn't much to be done once a person was diagnosed with Alzheimer's patients were sent home with kind words, drugs that had a mild impact on symptoms and perhaps some advice on how to deal with the inescapable changes in their brains and the inevitable changes in their lives.
Now for example, the studies in mice engineered to carry the human gene for Alzheimer's, one, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, showed that the simple act of learning could have a profound impact on the buildup of the distorted proteins that cause memory loss in both humans and mice afflicted with the disease, Scientists form that mice that had periodically been forced to learn to navigate a maze ended up with fewer plaques and tangles of protein than intellectually idle ones.
So far, there's no proof that mental exercises can stave off Alzheimer's, but growing evidence suggests that it might be possible to slow down the disease impact. This doesn't necessarily mean that the mental activity prevents Alzheimer's. It's always possible that the people with the healthiest brains were able to stay more mentally active. Still Scientists say, the research does suggest that mental activity might help slow the symptoms.
Today Scientists are saying information stored in episodic memory is like the narrative of a short story. This kind of memory depends on the hippocampus, a part of the brain hit hardest by Alzheimer's. The brain regions involved in another kind of memory ... procedural memory... are less affected by the disease. procedural memory is what allows us to learn a difference subject or language.
Alzheimer's. As the disease progresses, it robs the individuals of their memories and changes how they both think and behave. It's ultimately fatal.
Experts had a meeting in May 07 on Alzheimer's disease and it was very critical, because more than 30 million people now have the brain wasting disease and this number will quadruple, to 120 million, by 2050. By 2050, 1 in 79 persons worldwide especially those in the third world countries will have Alzheimer's disease. The problem today in most cases is Alzheimer's disease is very difficult to detect until it has progressed from mild memory loss to clear impairment. Patients eventually lose all ability to care for themselves.
Who may get Alzheimer's:
Experts now said those who most often are anxious or depressed were 40 to 50 times more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment, a form of memory loss that is often a transitional stage between normal aging and dementia. Not only are these individuals losing cognition, but they are showing many of the changes in the brain that associated with Alzheimer's disease.
In early studies, some Scientists found that people who are more prone to distress are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than their more carefree counterparts.
People with mild cognitive impairment have some trouble remembering things, but they do not have significant disability.Not all people with this problem develop Alzheimer's disease, a much more serious impairment, about 15 percent do, according to several scientific reports.
Question ask by most peoples?
- How can we tell if memory loss is caused by Alzheimer's disease?
- Are there any symptoms I should watch for and report?
- What should I expect if it is Alzheimer's disease?
- When should I come back for another visit?
- Where can I go for more information?
- If the memory loss is caused by Alzheimer's disease, which treatment is most appropriate?
Here are some of the symptoms:
- Short-term memory loss, like repeating the same question several times.
- Trouble remembering easy words, like saying "that thing I write with" instead of "pen or pencil ."
- Not wanting to do things you usually enjoy doing such as cooking.
- Making bad judgments, like turning the heat up too high, leaving the stove, walking out into the pouring rain without an umbrella, forgetting where you put your keys, to eat, or giving lots of money to a stranger for no reason, getting lost.
- Extreme personality changes, mood swings and getting upset easily.
- Confusing things and people from the past with things and people from the present.
The latest test and research suggests that chronic stress may harm parts of the brain responsible for responding to stress ... an area that is also associated with memory.
Studies have shown that while these medications such as Namenda and Aricept don't stop or slow down the disease, they can tune up the brain. There are no cure for Alzheimer's disease.
We at the Mary Joseph Foundation are doing everything possible to help find a cure for this deadly disease while at the same time we are helping patients who have Alzheimer's disease by giving them rooming, loving care, foods, vitamins, Memory Companion and removing them from the street who are homeless and from mental disturb homes and care for them. Our services are FREE.
The Mary Joseph Foundation is interested in building relationships with companies to help increase awareness of Alzheimer's disease, our organization and generate funds to further our mission.
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Our mission is to eliminate
Alzheimer's disease and to
provide the best care and
support to those living with
Alzheimer's disease.
