Alzheimer y más (Boletín nº 91)

A team of international researchers, led by UC San Francisco, has completed the first large-scale study of posterior cortical atrophy, a baffling constellation of visuospatial symptoms that present as the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. These symptoms occur in up to 10% of cases of Alzheimer's disease.

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The effects of Alzheimer's disease are devastating: not being able to recognize loved ones, losing precious memories, losing the ability to perform simple tasks, suffering through mood swings, and so on. Not only are memory and cognition affected; so are physical functions such as the ability to walk and swallow food.

Sus causas son multifactoriales y aunque no tiene cura, detectarla pronto puede ralentizar su progresión, así como mejorar la calidad de vida del paciente

The prevailing theory on the causes of Alzheimer's disease indicates that they are related to the abnormal accumulation of two proteins, amyloid-beta (Aβ) and tau, in neuronal tissues, but there are still many unknowns concerning the processes that trigger this neurodegenerative disease. To date, most scientific studies have analyzed the effect of one of these proteins, amyloid-beta, on neuronal dynamics, but without looking in depth at its complex interaction with tau in patients with Alzheimer's.

Las personas cuidadoras de pacientes con Alzheimer tienen un mayor riesgo de sufrir depresión por sus altos niveles de ansiedad y estrés

Eslogan y lemas del Día Mundial del Alzheimer. El 21 de septiembre se "celebra" el Día Mundial del Alzheimer, fecha elegida por la Organización Mundial de…

La Confederación Española de Alzheimer y otras Demencias (CEAFA), en colaboración con Momentu

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Es un anticuerpo que elimina los depósitos de la proteína beta amiloide que se acumula en el cerebro de pacientes con Alzheimer

The human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons and 600 trillion synapses that exchange signals between the neurons to help us control the various functions of the brain, including cognition, emotion, and memory. Interestingly, the number of synapses decreases with age or as a result of diseases like Alzheimer's, and research on synapses thus attracts a lot of attention. However, limitations have existed in observing the dynamics of synapse structures in real-time.

Ella sufre Alzheimer y afasia y vive en una residencia, pero eso no para a su marido de seguir disfrutando de la relación con su mujer, a quien visita seis días a la semana después de coger 4 autobuses y hacer un trayecto de dos horas. 

Dutch scientists have discovered five biological variants of Alzheimer's disease, which may require different treatments. As a result, previously tested drugs may incorrectly appear to be ineffective or only minimally effective. This is the conclusion of researcher Betty Tijms and colleagues from Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC and Maastricht University. Their study is published in Nature Aging.