Disease

Regular well-established routines and stable familiar surroundings can help in the care of an Alzheimer’s sufferer and keep the symptoms of disorientation to a minimum. Care givers and professionals believe that Alzheimer sufferers are much happier in their own environment for as long as it is possible to keep them there. Once they are moved [...]

The confusing and upsetting feelings of disorientation are extremely common in Alzheimer’s disease and can cause patient’s to forget who and where they are. Not knowing your name or address or the correct day or month is a very common symptom that helps define the disease, as such feelings are closely connected with a person’s [...]

Changes in behavior and personality in the Alzheimer’s patient can be one of the most distressing aspects of the disease for friends, family and care givers. A patient can suddenly start exhibiting the exact opposite behavior and personality as they have shown throughout their lives. In addition, previously hidden or controlled personality traits such as [...]

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have provided ground-breaking proof that a natural protein called BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) can prevent and treat Alzheimerâ??s. The study was carried out in a variety of animal models including mice, rats, and monkeys. â??The effects of BDNF were potent,â? said Mark Tuszynski, MD, PhD, lead researcher. [...]

Alzheimer’s disease is a disease that effects the brain cells, leading to dementia and a deterioration of the brain itself. The disease can be hard to diagnose at first, because it happens slowly and the symptoms can be mild. At first, the only symptom may be mild forgetfulness, such as forgetting recent events, people’s names [...]

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the commonest problems faced by old people. This disease slowly and gradually takes over your mind to leave you as blank as a clean slate. Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder and one of the most common causes of dementia. Dementia damages the brain’s basic functionality of memory, thinking, behavioral [...]

Although Alzheimer is not a much debated disease, studies have placed it now on the spotlight because of the grave effects it has left on those who suffered from it. Varied groups have been said to suffer from this disease an experience that slowly deprive them of their memory away only to have a drastic [...]