Essays on Alzheimer's Disease

Memory is an essential part of everyone’s daily trivial activities in life. As you wake up, you remember and learn to get up to do the daily routine, such as brush your teeth, shower, get dressed, make on-the-go breakfast, and then commute to work or…

Background Aging is the process of gradual disruption and loss of important functions of the body or its parts, in particular, the ability to reproduce and regenerate (Yun, 2015). As a result of aging, the body becomes less adapted to environmental conditions, reduces and loses…

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an irreparable brain disease that impairs cognitive abilities and memory functions while the aggregate mind shrinks which inevitably leads to the patient’s demise. Early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease offers more opportunities for the patient in benefiting from the available treatments and…

Introduction: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a prevalent form of dementia characterized by degenerating physiological and neurological function. A common trait of AD is the accumulation of extracellular β-amyloid (Aβ) plaques, associated with increased tau protein phosphorylation, which creates neurofibrillary tangles that disrupt neuronal nutrient supply….

In this work, we tackle the problem of early detection of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). By 2050, the number of people aged over 60 years will be raised by 1. 25 billion, constituting 22% of the global population, with 79% living in the world’s less developed….

For our paper we are here to learn about an interesting disease that many people around the world face day to day. Before discussing the history, we may want to know what it is exactly and the causes of it. So what is Alzheimer’s disease?…

Humans can only expect to live longer than ever before but with the great benefit comes the struggle of having to enduring years of pain and discomfort. Grey hairs, wrinkles and weak bones can be daunting but all jokes aside aging has dramatic and detrimental…

Once, I was sharp. My mother would often joke about my steely resolve, saying I almost scared the doctor away at birth with my intense gaze. Growing up, I was a perceptive child, always wanting to know the ‘why’ behind everything. Unsurprisingly, science was my…

Impairments in experience-dependent scaling and stability of hippocampal place fields limit spatial learning in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease Introduction Summary and Critique Alzheimer’s disease(AD) affects spatial navigation causing problems with recalling surroundings. This impairment increases as AD progresses eventually affecting place cells and…

Between 70 and 90 percent of individuals with Alzheimer’s Disorder eventually develop behavioral symptoms that will impact their lives and daily routines (Bedrosian & Nelson, 2013). These symptoms can include problems sleeping, restlessness, wandering, agitation, anger, hallucinations, and delusions (Bedrosian & Nelson, 2013). Some of…