Can a study on reversing memory loss lead to new treatments for Alzheimers?
Alzheimer’s is a particularly tragic disease, devastating both those who suffer from it and their family members. Alzheimer’s patients experience a loss of neurons (brain cells). This leads to a progressive loss of memory as well as loss of the ability to reason, communicate, learn and perform other tasks. Typically, Alzheimer’s patients die four to six years after being diagnosed, though some live up to 20 years. Five million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s. Of those five million, 200,000 to 500,000 are under the age of 65, afflicted with dementias, including s early-onset Alzheimer’s [Source: Alzheimer’s Association]. There is no cure for Alzheimer’s, but there are several diffe
