A Research Study On Alzheimer s Disease - 1339 Words

Dementia is another term for memory loss and there are a couple types of dementia. This research paper is about Alzheimer s Disease (AD) which is a specific type of dementia that is closely related to aging. AD accounts for 50 to 80 percent of dementia cases. AD usually affects people 65 and older, but it can start in rare cases around 40 to 50. 5.3 million people in America have been diagnosed with AD, and almost two thirds of the population that has been diagnosed are women (Alzheimer s Association, 2015). Learning about AD can help people understand what really goes on when someone is suffering from it. It is very important to know the history, deblockedion, diagnosis, causes, treatment, and the people who are affected by AD. History†¦show more content†¦Deter had forgotten her own name (Maurer, 1997). In 1910, four years after Dr. Alzheimer’s discovery, a psychiatrist that worked with Dr. Alzheimer published the name of the disease (Alzheimer’s Disease) in the eighth edition of his book Psychiatrie (as cited in Handbook of Gerontology, 2007). Since then, there have been many more breakthroughs in the research of AD. In the 1960 s, scientist found a relationship between cognitive decline and the number of plaques in the brain. In the 1970’s AD was documented as the most common type of dementia (Bright Focus Foundation, 2015). In 1984 another ground breaking discovery was made. In 1984 the Beta-Amyloid was discovered by George Glenner and Cai ne Wong (Alzheimer’s Association, 2015). In the 1990 s a few more discoveries were made, such as complex nerve cells, and genetics coincident, and AD susceptibility. However, the last decade has been crucial to AD discoveries and experiments. As technology is always improving, scientists are able to push their limits and experiment more. In 2004, Pittsburgh Compound B (PIB) was created (Alzheimer’s Association, 2015). PIB is imaging software that allows early detection of AD. With all of these discoveries, researchers have learned how the Central Nervous System (CNS) is affected by AD. AD begins in the Entorhinal Cortex of the brain (Nia.nih.gov) The Entorhinal