Category Archives: Prevention

Astrocytes turn out to be our friends in fighting alzheimer

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Until now we have always found that the presence in the brain of hyper active astrocytes probably increases the rate of the development of the feared amyloid plaques. A new study however has found that, in mice, reducing the hyper activity of the astrocytes actually increases the amyloid plaques. So now the plan is to see if we can manage the efficient working of the astrocytes to give them a hand in keeping the amyloid plaques under control.

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Use it, don’t loose it, keep the brain active to avoid Alzheimer

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New research shows that keeping the brain active with physical exercise, music, card games and socialising can decrease your risk of developing dementia.

This is the message behind Alzheimer’s Australia’s new Your Brain Matters campaign.

Launched today, the nationwide health campaign calls for Australians to be “brain healthy” and prevent the onset of dementia.

The organisation is encouraging all Australians to learn new skills and participate in activities that stimulate the mind and the body.

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Alzheimer type 3 diabetes?

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The root causes of Alzheimer’s disease are still a scientific uncertainty, though there’s no lack of suggestions and opinions circulating in the biomedical community. But here’s one we hadn’t yet heard that is gaining traction amid increasing evidence: Alzheimer’s is primarily a metabolic disease much like diabetes. At its root, a poor diet can be the instigator of this degenerative neurological condition. The evidence is so stark that some scientists have even taken to referring to Alzheimer’s as type 3 diabetes.

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Alzheimer research back on track

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Good progress; a group of scientists has developed a roadmap for the fight against Alzheimer. In their own words:

“Our plan aims to provide good quality care for affected patients and families, advance our understanding of the pathophysiology and natural history of AD and other dementias, develop effective treatments to slow or prevent these diseases, and translate scientific advances successfully into policy and practice,”
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Without a cure for Alzheimer, what can we do?

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The only protective factors against Alzheimer’s known so far appear to be increased physical activity or memory training

However frustrating it may be, there still isn’t a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and even the improved and advance scanning of the brains only serves to confirm that the disease is at a certain stage but the medicine to work at removing the stored proteins proved to be ineffective as by that time the disease is already too far down the path.

Countries with early retirement show a higher incidence of Alzheimer, pointing to a possible impact of remaining active to slow down the disease. Other research however still needs to confirm those findings and it has also been suggested that memory training does only that…..train the memory in the particular exercise used.

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