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Begins to shine the light at the end of the tunnel. Seeking a better way to identify the onset of Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia that affects millions of people around the world, researchers have found a marker of brain changes that occur five to ten years before the onset of the disease, making it possible to delay and even halt their development. It is a step toward the improvement of millions of patients, their families and the community at large.

According to data from the Alzheimer’s Association, this condition, characterized by progressive loss of irretrievable memory and other intellectual abilities, represents 60 to 80% of all dementia cases. Today, in the United States alone, suffer approximately 5.4 million people. Worldwide, the number of people affected by Alzheimer’s disease is 18 million. And it is estimated that by 2025 this number will double, meaning that 34 million people suffer from this condition. Imagine the magnitude of the impact of Alzheimer’s, millions of patients and millions of families affected. Read the rest of this entry »

Alzheimer’s, unfortunately, is one of the leading causes of death among older people, and thanks to the efforts of some institutions and professionals seeking cures for this sad disease.

One is the Department of Agriculture in the United States, where Dr. Richard Anderson, an expert in diabetes, has been working with an element that could prevent Alzheimer naturally. It is cinnamon, and then we tell you the details of the investigation.

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A recent study shows that there might be a natural connection between high cholesterol and the development of Alzheimer’s. This is due to the generation and regulation of beta-amyloid protein (Aß), the main cause of this degenerative disease, depends on cholesterol.

The brain has 20 percent of the total sterol in the body. If the levels increase, the neurons would be the first to suffer and give way to degenerative diseases. And not only is the amount of these proteins, but its distribution in neurons are the main factors for increased risk of Alzheimer’s.

The main cause is the presence of a type of gene known as ApoE-e4 in brain cells. It is noteworthy that the presence of this protein alone is not cause of Alzheimer’s, but does increase the possibility that beta-amyloid protein increases its levels in the cerebral cortex.

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