| Alzheimer's disease is irreversible. It | | | | as one of the causes of the Alzheimer's |
| slowly eats the cognitive functioning of the | | | | disease, which then highlights the role of |
| people affected by it. The mind slowly | | | | the beta-amyloid to the disease. Beta-amyloid |
| deteriorates and even the carrying out of | | | | is the protein fragment- the key component of |
| simple tasks may be severely affected. The | | | | the AD plaques. Research points out the |
| risks of developing this brain disease run | | | | mutations in any of the three genes namely |
| high by the age of 60 and older. It is | | | | the Chromosome 1, 14 and 21 can significantly |
| normally characterized by loss of reason, | | | | add to the presence of the beta-amyloid in |
| memory, language facility and | | | | the brain. This condition applies for the |
| judgment.Contrary to common belief, | | | | early onset AD.For the late-onset AD however, |
| Alzheimer's disease is not an element of | | | | the Chromosome 19 is known to be playing as a |
| normal aging. It is a disease that | | | | risk factor. They identified that a certain |
| depreciates the brain. Without this, human | | | | protein named ApoE or apolipoprotein E binds |
| brain often functions well even up to an | | | | quickly and tightly to the |
| individual's 100th years.Four million | | | | beta-amyloid.TauThe tau is a protein normally |
| Americans are known to have Alzheimer's | | | | found in the nerve cells in the brain. A |
| disease and this number is expected to rise | | | | person with AD has abnormal tangled filaments |
| to 14 million by the year 2050. Given that | | | | in the neurons.Cardiovascular Risk |
| the current trend of American population is | | | | FactorsThere are potential links to the |
| constant and no advanced treatment is | | | | causes of cardiovascular diseases and AD |
| discovered in opposition from this disease. | | | | according to recent studies. One of which is |
| The average number of people with Alzheimer's | | | | an amino acid termed as the homocysteine I |
| disease doubles every year from 1995 to 2005. | | | | both a risk factor to AD and heart |
| This increase is determined to be the cause | | | | disease.Oxidative Damage from Free |
| of the two playing factors: 1) people tend to | | | | RadicalsThe damage in the neurons caused by |
| be prone to risks of getting the Alzheimer's | | | | the build up of too much free radicals is |
| disease as they age and 2) the significant | | | | called the oxidative damage. This process may |
| growth of the number of older people, | | | | contribute to the degeneration of the brain |
| especially those who age 85 years and | | | | by upsetting the flows of substances from the |
| older.There are two types of Alzheimer's | | | | cells.InflammationThe inflammation factor is |
| disease. The FAD or the Familial Alzheimer's | | | | still debatable. Researchers argue if |
| Disease that are typically inherited and | | | | inflammation is good or bad for the |
| usually inflicts people aged 30 to 60. The | | | | development of AD. Some thinks that |
| second type is the late-onset Alzheimer's | | | | inflammation is instrumental to the death of |
| disease is the more common form that affects | | | | some neurons, some proposes that inflammation |
| people age 65 and more. The cause of | | | | is a component in the brain's healing |
| Alzheimer's disease is yet to be revealed. | | | | process.Brain InfarctionEvidences that people |
| However, research points out that it is the | | | | who have experienced stroke in certain brain |
| result of complex events that occur in the | | | | regions are likely to develop AD.These |
| brain for certain duration of time. Yet the | | | | findings are the current known causes for |
| present-day concept of how this disease | | | | developing the disease. Yet many of which |
| develops is roughly divided into the | | | | are yet to be researched and studied |
| following:Genetic Factors and the | | | | accordingly.Robert Thatcher is a freelance |
| Beta-amyloidMutations on the APP or the | | | | publisher based in Cupertino, California. |
| amyloid precursor protein is squarely defined | | | | |