HONG KONG (Reuters) – Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia and it affects memory, thinking, behavior and emotion. It is important to diagnose it early so that the person and caregivers can prepare to cope with it. Here are some facts about the disease: * What is ... continue reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) — Many Alzheimer’s patients who take cholinesterase inhibitors to slow their brain disease also take drugs that counter the effects of those Alzheimer’s medications, a new study says.
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Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most dreaded medical conditions for the older population. It is an irreversible, progressive brain disease that slowly erodes memory, cognitive and executive skills and functioning abilities.
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share: digg facebook twitter Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disease marked by deterioration of nerve cells and eventual loss of cognitive functioning – thinking, memory and reason. Many Alzheimer’s patients have brain lesions called amyloid plaques, consisting of protein fragments called amyloid-beta.
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BALTIMORE — Alzheimer’s is a brain disease that causes the memory to slowly erode, eventually ending in death. Experts are desperate to step up early diagnosis because the nation is on the crest of an Alzheimer’s epidemic, if not already there, as Baby Boomers grow older.
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