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Scientists at the University of Hertfordshire, have found out that women deteriorate more in their mental capacity than men, once they have Alzheimer’s.
This is a new finding that has yet to be explained and probably repeat trails will need to confirm the outcomes.
Suggestions are made that it may be related to hormones but those are early guesses.
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Scientist at the Harvard Medical School and researchers at the Queensland Brain Institute have found that the size of the mitochondria, the part responsible for metabolising energy in cells, matters and may cause the toxic proteins known as Beta Amalloyd and Tau.
Apparently the larger the mitochondria the more difficult it is to travel along the nerve cells and those can be one meter in length. In tests with fruit flies and mice they have been able to test this relation between the size of the mitochondria and the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease.
The director of Queensland’s Centre for Ageing Dementia Research, Jurgen Gotz, says scientists have been able to successfully treat abnormal mitochondria in fruit flies and mice.
“By changing their size back to normal it’s possible to restore their function and also to prevent the new ones dying,” he said.
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At Harvard they have done a survey and found out that in five countries, 85% of people would like to know if they have Alzheimer once they start showing signs. This when there is actually no known cure for the condition.
Other interesting findings were that Alzheimer was found as the second most feared disease after cancer. Also almost 75% of the population has some knowledge or involvement or experience with the condition.
We link to the page that will give you access to the full body of the survey and the charts.
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Percussionist Dave Roth, whose parents have been diagnosed with Alzheimer, is trying to make their lives a little easier. When Roth saw “Alive Inside,” a documentary that followed a social worker introducing music into the lives of people with dementia, he was inspired
After seeing his mother’s progress with the music, Roth thinks every patient with Alzheimer’s could benefit the same way. He’s started a drive to collect MP3 players and distribute them to those suffering from Alzheimer. The drive runs through August 19th, and there are several drop-off locations if you’d like to donate.
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Interesting viewpoint here where Howard Gleckman makes a point about the fact that we continue to be bombarded with the ever brilliant cure for Alzheimer’s disease while we should know by now that there is no such thing as a quick fix and maybe we should all start putting more emphasis on care instead of continuing to hope and pour money in the illusive cure.
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Nestle has bought a stake in U.S. firm Accera to support the rollout of a medical food brand for Alzheimer’s patients, as the world’s biggest food group seeks to expand in the health and nutrition business
Nestle said Axona provides an alternative energy source for Alzheimer’s patients, whose brains become less able to use glucose, resulting in improved memory and cognitive function, according to ongoing clinical trials.
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