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New Link to Brain Disease

July 3, 2016 By Dean Lamori Leave a Comment

Woman suffering from Alzheimer's.

Brain disease might be linked with blood vessels.

Many Americans suffer nowadays from various types of brain disease, and the most common one is Alzheimer’s. Around 5 million people suffer nowadays from this disease and scientists calculated that this number will range between 15 to 20 million by 2050 if no treatment is discovered in the meantime.

Alzheimer’s cannot be treated or cured by present medication. It can only be prevented if people improve their life quality and adopt a healthy lifestyle consisting of physical exercises, a healthy diet, recreational activities, and studying.

Experts have come to the conclusion that keeping your brain active significantly reduces the risks of developing brain disease.

A recent study revealed that people who keep themselves busy with various are less likely to develop dementia later in life compared with lazy people. Dementia might also be caused by other health conditions such as thyroid problems, HIV, stress, depression, low sleep quality, and strokes.

The latest study conducted by researchers from the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center showed that small and large blood vessels in the brain might be linked to dementia. When these vessels are affected, they are regarded as a possible cause of brain disease.

Scientists analyzed the brains of 1,143 people out of which 478 suffered from Alzheimer’s when they were alive. Based on the collected data, 35 percent of the participants (401) had brain arteriolosclerosis, whereas 39 percent of them (445) had moderate to severe atherosclerosis.

Scientists also discovered that as the brain vessels were more and more affected, the risks of developing dementia increased as well. Alzheimer’s is considered the leading cause of dementia. That is why it is crucial for experts to find a way to tackle this disease in order to prevent the development of dementia.

According to Dr. Zoe Arvanitakis, lead researcher and neurologist at the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, small and large diseased vessels affect the process of thinking and increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s and strokes, which might eventually lead to dementia as well.

Arvanitakis underlined that the study did not aim to find the leading cause of Alzheimer’s or any other brain disease, but to establish whether diseased large and small blood vessels play a crucial role in the development of this disease.

By understanding more about brain disease, scientists hope to develop a treatment that will deal with these health conditions as soon as possible.

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Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's disease, brain, brain disease, brain disease and Alzheimer's, Brain disease and dementia, dementia, disease, New Link to Brain Disease

The Longest Day of Alzheimer Funding

June 14, 2016 By Kurt Cottrell Leave a Comment

senior patient suffering from Alzheimer's.

New fundraise will support Alzheimer’s costs.

Despite the latest developments in the medical field, Alzheimer’s disease cannot be cured, treated or even prevented. Furthermore, Alzheimer’s is not normal aging as it has various symptoms depending on the patient and its progression cannot be slowed.

Fortunately, people can live up to 20 years with this disease. The only way we can prevent Alzheimer is by living a healthy life.

Experts have established that people having a healthier lifestyle based on a proper diet and physical exercises were less likely to develop life-threatening diseases, such as cancer, heart conditions and in this case, Alzheimer’s.

Regarding the elderly, this disease is associated with dementia whereas people diagnosed in their 30s show other symptoms that progress in time.

Around 6,400 people were diagnosed last year in the United States, and $56 million covered Medicaid treatment. Plus, one-third of the 33,000 caregivers in Alaska will suffer financial consequences as they spent 38 million hours of unpaid service last year.

According to Cindy Harris, Alaska’s ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Association, and leader for Mama Lena, a central Kenai Peninsula Longest Day team, this situation might lead to the bankruptcy of Alaska’s government.

Fortunately, nine teams from Alaska will participate in the Alzheimer Associations’ 2016 The Longest Day Fundraiser. In addition to this, they will have 19 hours of daylight on the summer solstice thanks to their geographical position.

Through this initiative, the teams hope to raise awareness and enough funds to support the costs of the most expensive disease in the United States.

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, the statistics show that without policy changes, funding and targeted support, the federal government will have to spend $1.1 trillion in Medicaid and Medicare payments by 2050 when the number of diagnoses in the United States will reach a critical number of 13.8 million.

Furthermore, the average cost supported by caregivers or anyone contributing to a patient’s care is $15,000 every year, provided only by their income. This situation has consequences as 74 percent of these caregivers are worried that they will not be able to maintain their own health. Plus, one in five caregivers will rarely check their doctors because they will not be able to support any other expenses.

Hopefully, this fundraiser will gather enough money and scientists will find a treatment that will be able to tackle Alzheimer’s eventually.

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Filed Under: Health Tagged With: alzheimer, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's funding, disease, funding, funds, longest day of alzheimer's, The Longest Day of Alzheimer Funding

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