FAQ/Help |
Calendar |
Search |
Today's Posts |
02-08-2015, 10:30 PM | #1 | |||
|
||||
Junior Member
|
Since discussion of Alzheimer's is a sensitive topic, I have added the trigger icon. Use your discretion before wading in, please.
Quote:
__________________
“The belief that there is only one truth, and that oneself is in possession of it, is the root of all evil in the world” ~Max Born |
|||
Reply With Quote |
06-30-2015, 09:18 PM | #2 | |||
|
||||
Grand Magnate
|
Generally I agree with your quote though genetic risk factors are also important. Differences in about 20 genes (probably there are many more) have been shown to be risk factors though none of these have yet led to new therapeutic insights.
With age there is a progressive accumulation of misfolded proteins (notably Abeta and Tau) in the brain. There is good evidence that these misfolded proteins are causal of AD, though how is still poorly understood. There is a dose-response relationship here - a 40 y.o. will have relatively low levels of these misfolded proteins and so is unlikely to present with symptoms of AD but an 80 y.o. will have relatively high levels of them and so is far more likely to show signs of AD.
__________________
Knowledge is power. Last edited by kiwi33; 06-30-2015 at 10:41 PM. |
|||
Reply With Quote |
"Thanks for this!" says: | EnglishDave (07-01-2015) |
Reply |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Alzheimer's Association 2013 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures | Alzheimer's Disease | |||
A Primer on Pain.... | Chronic Pain | |||
Highly Promising Dutch Research Into Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease | Parkinson's Disease | |||
Primer for Neuropathy | Peripheral Neuropathy |