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  • What are Amyloid Plaques?
    Health - 2 Jan 2023
    Amyloid plaques are aggregates of misfolded proteins that form in the spaces between nerve cells. These abnormally configured proteins are thought to play a central role in Alzheimer's disease. The...
  • Alzheimer’s Disease | Definition, Causes, Diagnosis & Treatment
    Health - 25 Oct 2019
    Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia worldwide (60-70% of all dementia cases) and is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder.
  • Blood Clotting and Alzheimer’s
    Health - 22 May 2020
    Alzheimer’s disease is a condition in which the individual suffers the loss of cognitive faculties such as thinking, logic, and judgment.
  • What is Amyloidosis?
    Health - 31 Dec 2022
    Amyloidosis is the term applied to a group of conditions caused by deposits of an abnormal protein called amyloid. This rare but serious condition affects between 1 and 5 people in every 100,000 each...
  • Alzheimer’s tangles and plaques: what’s the difference?
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Dr. Alois Alzheimer first described both amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles early in the twentieth century, who noticed the unique structure were evident in patients with certain symptoms,...
  • Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Factors
    Health - 14 Jan 2021
    Changes to the brain can lead to the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a type of dementia, and it has several risk factors associated with it.
  • Is Alzheimer's Disease Transmissible?
    Health - 28 Jun 2019
    Alzheimer's disease is a progressive condition causing neurodegeneration that results in memory loss, confusion, and overall deterioration of mental function.
  • Alzheimer's Disease and Sleep Disruption
    Health - 28 Jun 2019
    Sleep requirements change throughout life. As part of normal aging, sleep generally becomes briefer and fragmented, with older people often having multiple naps throughout the day. This may not be the...
  • AAM - Genetics of Alzheimer's
    Health - 9 Sep 2021
    AD is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that is also the most common cause of dementia in the elderly. Read more here.
  • Blood Flow Through the Brain & Alzheimer’s Disease
    Health - 30 Mar 2020
    This article will highlight the importance of brain blood flow to health and how Alzheimer’s disease is marked with severe reductions.

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