New Findings for Alzheimer’s are Identified-by Dr Harold Gunatillake Lead study author Dr John Mamo, Ph.D.- research work at Curtin University, Perth, Australia Alzheimer’s disease is a type of Dementia and is a progressive neurological disorder that causes to shrink the brain with age and gradual death of brain cells. One of the proteins involved is called amyloid, deposits which form like plaques around these brain cells. The other protein is called tau, deposits of which form tangles within the brain cells. Age is the biggest risk factor, and today people live longer and the risk of getting Alzheimer’s is much higher It mainly affects people over 65, and every five years the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease doubles. One in six people over 80 gets dementia- many of them have Alzheimer’s disease. As brain cells become affected, there is a decrease in chemical messengers called neurotransmitters involved in sending ...

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