Alzheimer's is a neurodegenerative disease generally characterised by gradual memory loss due to increased levels of amyloid-beta protein in the brain.
The research team discovered that treatment with an Alzheimer's drug GM-CSF, which has pro-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory and immune regulatory properties, reverses learning and memory deficits, the loss of certain nerve cells, and other abnormalities in the brain in a mouse model of Down syndrome.
To break the silence around Alzheimer's which has no cure, India TV sought advice from Dr Vishal Sehgal, President, Medical Services, Portea Medical. From risk factors to first symptoms, here's everything you should know about the neurological disorder.
According to doctors, multiple factors are responsible for the youth tending to forget things. These include lack of sleep, too much screen time on devices, erratic dietary intake, and stressful lifestyles.
Having depression is known to increase the risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. However, a new study has found that depression and anxiety are linked to earlier onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD). According to the study, if people do develop Alzheimer's disease, those with depression may start experiencing dementia symptoms about two years earlier than those who do not have depression.
A specific mutation to an enzyme called MARK4 changed the properties of tau, usually an important part of the skeletal structure of cells, making it more likely to aggregate, and more insoluble.
Today on World Alzheimer’s Day which is observed to raise awareness and challenge the stigma that surrounds it, we bring you a few risk factors which are common in people who happen to have Alzheimer’s Disease.
According to Swami Ramdev, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases can be easily overcome by yoga. Regularly doing some yoga asanas and pranayamas can sharpen the mind.
Women in their 70s and 80s who were exposed to higher levels of air pollution experienced greater declines in memory and more Alzheimer's-like brain atrophy than their counterparts who breathed cleaner air, new research has revealed.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can prove to be essential for healthcare providers to detect and manage Alzheimer's disease or a related form of dementia.
Combination treatment is already the standard of care for diseases such as cancer, HIV infection and rheumatoid arthritis.
The findings also showed that the risk was highest in the first two months of opioid use and attenuated after that.
Latest health update: 150 minutes of physical activity be it walking, running, or swimming per week may prevent Alzheimer's disease.
The link between a weaker signalling of endogenous melatonin and Alzheimer's disease supports the view that regulation of the circadian rhythm plays a role in the development of Alzheimer's disease.
Skinny fat people tend to have a normal weight and BMI, but not enough muscle and thus at high risk of health complications, such as Type-2 diabetes and heart diseases.
Alzheimer's disease is a fatal form of dementia that affects people of age 65 or above.
Older adults in the non-exercise group faced declines in cognitive function.
As per Alzheimer's Society -- a care and research charity for people with dementia and their carers -- the numbers are expected to rise to two million people in Britain by 2051.
New eye test detects presence of beta-amyloid which is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.
Low and out of balance serotonin levels like dopamine are known to greatly impact mood, especially depression.
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