UNRAVELLING ALZHEIMER'S
Alzheimer's--which is considered as the most common form of dementia that makes people forget names,place & things--still remains a mystery.The disease is named after the famous german physician DR ALOIS ALZHEIMER.In this disease the region of the brain called CORTEX (responsible for memory,thinking,judgement,speech etc)shrunks considerably.To worsen the situation sticky protein plaques called BETA AMYLOID & TAU PROTEIN is formed inside the dying nerve cells.The beta amyloid plaques acts directly in the synapses of the HIPPOCAMPUS(region responsible for memory)thus seriously affecting the ability to remember.
Alzheimer's--which is considered as the most common form of dementia that makes people forget names,place & things--still remains a mystery.The disease is named after the famous german physician DR ALOIS ALZHEIMER.In this disease the region of the brain called CORTEX (responsible for memory,thinking,judgement,speech etc)shrunks considerably.To worsen the situation sticky protein plaques called BETA AMYLOID & TAU PROTEIN is formed inside the dying nerve cells.The beta amyloid plaques acts directly in the synapses of the HIPPOCAMPUS(region responsible for memory)thus seriously affecting the ability to remember.
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