Alzheimer mutations explained

Alzheimer; News from the web:

For the first time, a study reveals exactly how mutations associated with the most common form of inherited Alzheimer’s disease produce the disorder’s devastating effects. The paper upends conventional thinking about the effects of Alzheimer’s-associated mutations in the presenilin genes and provides an explanation for the failure of drugs designed to block presenilin activity.

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Become a Dementia Friend

Alzheimer; News from the web:

The UK government has launched the Dementia Friends scheme, which has been adapted from a similar program in Japan that recruited three million volunteers.

Meanwhile about a million people have been trained as Dementia Friend.

Dementia signs

  • Struggling to remember recent events
  • Problems following conversations
  • Forgetting the names of friends or objects
  • Repeating yourself
  • Problems with thinking or reasoning
  • Confusion in familiar places

Sessions in workplaces and town halls across the country will explain what dementia is, what it is like to have the condition and what people can do to help if they meet someone with the symptoms.

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Your Pet and Alzheimer

Alzheimer; News from the web:

When you care for someone with Alzheimer it may be a good idea to take your pet along when you visit them.

The person with Alzheimer needs to like pets though but there are lots of benefits of letting the patient have contact with a pet. Read up about it in our link for today.

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