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    Alzheimer's disease destroys memory and mental functions, it is most commonly to happen to occur at old age. My research topic will provide a brief summary of the disease focusing on its causes and the effect on the body, and how treatment strategies can be useful to help prevent this traumatic disease. Also detailing the effects of what body system is targeted to give a main site of where Alzheimer's disease attacks the body from start to finish. This research will focus primarily on some of…

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    Alzheimer “Alzheimer 's disease is a progressive, degenerative disorder that attacks the brain 's nerve cells, or neurons, resulting in loss of memory, thinking and language skills, and behavioral changes” (AFA2016). In 2015, the Alzheimer Association estimated over 5 million people living in the United States has Alzheimer. 1 in 9 people 65 years and older has Alzheimer’s disease. Many people, myself-included, do not know that Alzheimer’s can affect you at any age. I choose this topic because…

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    Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s trouble about 5.4 million Americans and it is the 6th leading cause of death in the US. Psychotic manifestations include delusions and hallucinations it is certain that the existence of Psychotic manifestations can lead to mental hospitals. By 2050 it is said that it will reach up to 11 to 16 million will be effective, right now, only about 4 percent are under the age of 65 years old African Americans and Hispanics are prone to get this awful disease. Alzheimer’s gets…

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    ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE In 2015, there were approximately 48 million people worldwide with AD. It most often begins in people over 65 years of age, although, 4% to 5% of cases are early-onset Alzheimer’s, which begin before this. It affects about 6% of people 65 years and older. It was first described by, and later named after, German psychiatrist and pathologist, Alois Alzheimer in 1906. (http://www.alz.co.uk/alois-alzheimer) In 1906, Alzheimer gave a lecture that made him famous. Alzheimer…

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    Alzheimer's is a disease that a lot of people get when they are old, most people that have it are in the ages of 65 and older. A lot of cases of dementia come from alzheimer's almost between 60-80 cases. Alzheimer’s normally hits older people just randomly because they do not catch the early onsets of the disease. You do not just randomly get it most the time you start with an early set of alzheimer’s and this process starts between the age of someone's early 40’s and 50’s. Alzheimer's is a…

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    Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia and is also the most common form of it. It is According to the Alzheimer’s Association, it accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia. This disease is an advanced loss of intellectual function that eventually interferes with someone’s day to day living; such as relationships, work ethic, and even personal hygiene. With Alzheimer’s, there is a lack of ambition, changes in personality, and weakened judgment. This progressive disease happens in people who…

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    Alzheimer’s disease is a psychological disorder that is near and dear to my heart. I worked in an Alzheimer’s and dementia facility for almost a year and a half. While working there I grew very close to a lot of the residents that I cared for. One specifically stood out to me. Even though Alzheimer’s had taken so much from her, she was still so loving and pure. This resident was always walking around holding a baby; it was one of the very few words she could still say. The few words she could…

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    I decided to do Alzheimer's disease because I hear it talked about often. I know that it is a disease that affects someone's memory I just don't know what other parts of the body it affects and I'm curious about it. So first I decided to look at what causes Alzheimer's, Then what happens chemically, then It's characteristics, signs and symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of the disorder. What causes Alzheimer's is plaque which can be found tangled in with the living brain nerve cells. The…

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    about Alzheimer disease. Anyone is at risk of getting Alzheimer's however, some can be more prone to this disease. Alzheimer's has affected millions across the globe including Malcolm Young, the famous australian guitarist, who is currently suffering from this disease. I will be talking about this discovery, cause, symptoms, and effects of Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer disease has had a huge impact on the United States of America. I will be more deeply discussing how this disease is caused and…

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    Alzheimer disease (AD) affects one of ten people over the age of 65. With the increased aging population no, one is immune to suffering from it. Therefore, it is imperative that we understand the physical and cognitive changes that comes with the aging process, so that we may help to slower the progression of the disease and hopefully someday develop a cure. Knowledge of condition AD can be considered A state of being brain dead while you’re still awake. The ‘forget me’ disease, Alzheimer’s…

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