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    operations, Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease first identified with confusion and difficulty recalling…

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    One of the leading most cause for deaths in the United States is Alzheimer’s. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, “ It’s the only cause of death in the top ten in America that cannot be prevented, cured, or slowed”(alz.org). This disease is responsible for the largest amount of mental impairment, along with nursing and care home admittance. With Alzheimer’s the biggest impact is on the person’s memory and their behavior. It’s extremely difficult on the person but even more so on the…

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    accumulate which in return initiates the start of Alzheimer’s disease. The process of how Beta-amyloids may affect and or have a role in the beginning of Alzheimer’s is called the amyloid hypothesis. (Querfuth & LaFerla, 2010) There are many other theories to why Alzheimer’s occurs and what happens physiologically in the brain, but there is still so much that is unknown and yet to be…

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    Alzheimer's Care: The Stages of Alzheimers Alzheimer's disease is a progressive form of dementia that erodes the memories and cogntive skills of tens of millions of Americans every year. While this degenerative brain disorder follows a standard path of progression, no two seniors will have the same experience. For those providing Alzheimer's care, it is important to understand the stages of the disease, although there are a number of factors that impact the speed at which a person will go…

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    Alzheimer's is a particular sickness under the wide category of dementia. Dementia is a neurological state described by weakness in the typical working of the mind. This may well incorporate debilitation in dialect, discernment, memory, psychological and identity abilities. Normally the veering off side effects presents as a disorder which brings about impedance with the social, spiritual and mental working of a person. The situation has a practical and recorded late onset with expanded…

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    decrease the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease by increasing the level of chemical in the brain called acetylcholine messenger (Health Canada, 2015). Medication does not treat Alzheimer’s disease; however, it helps patients to progress their thinking, memory and the capability to do their simple everyday jobs, which reduces the signs of Alzheimer’s disease (Aricept, 2016). Aricept is a medication that helps to stabilize dementia that is associated with Alzheimer’s disease (Health Canada, 2015).…

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    Alzheimer’s is a common memory disease that affects many people in the United States. An estimate of “5.3 million people in the United states have Alzheimer’s disease.” (Latest Alzheimer 's Facts and Figures. (2013, September 17). Retrieved October 11, 2015.) Out of this number of people, “5.1 million with the disease are 65 and over.” (Latest Alzheimer 's Facts and Figures. 2013, September 17. Retrieved October 11, 2015.) In the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s an individual will experience…

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    Genetically linked AD, or early-onset familial Alzheimer disease (FAD), is linked to three gene defects: amyloid precursor protein (APP) on chromosome 21, presenilin 1 (PSEN1) on chromosomes 14, and presenilin 2 (PSEN2) on chromosome 1 (McCance & Heuther, 2014). Mutations in APP, PSEN1, and PSEN2 lead to FAD by increasing the rate that the brain produces a peptide called beta amyloid (Kumar, Abbas, & Aster, 2013). The overproduction of beta amyloid leads to: neuritic plaques, neurofibrillary…

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    brain and creating damage. Huntington’s disease- this is caused by a faulty gene which as an individual grows the illness…

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    Alzheimers Alzheimer’s, one of the incurable disease affecting hundreds of thousands of people each year. Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease of the brain that slowly causes impairment in memory and other cognitive functions. But how and why does it happen, and can it be cured? Scientist are learning more and more each day about Alzheimer’s and learning more to find a cure for the incurable disease. Also, some people might relate Dementia to Alzheimer’s but they are different things. Dementia…

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