Despite not yet having identified a definitive cause for Alzheimer's disease, scientists have discovered a very revealing clue as to why more women than men develop this disease. The key is in the genes.
A new study led by the Autonomous University of Madrid places fungal invasions of the central system as possible factors linked to the appearance of Alzheimer's.
Biomarkers, those substances used as indicators of a specific biological state, can be found at the molecular, biochemical or cellular level and are increasingly helping us to improve current medicine and with it our health. The latest in these biomarkers is the ability to predict whether a person will develop Alzheimer's disease in the next three years. This pioneering work has been published in the journal Nature Medicine.
Barbecue fans will not find this study very funny, but it is the conclusion reached by a team of researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine on Mount Sinai in New York (USA) and whose results have been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
As has been shown in previous research, there is a low probability of simultaneously developing cancer and Alzheimer's from the age of 60, since both are two manifestations of the same "disease": old age or the natural deterioration of the body.
A team of researchers from the Salk Institute has successfully completed an experiment with mice aimed at preventing the symptoms of Alzheimer's. Normally in these types of studies with laboratory mice, rodents develop the first symptoms of the disease in less than a year after their birth; But, thanks to the fisetin compound infused daily, this trend has been reversed, preventing progressive memory loss and learning disabilities.
Science has not yet been able to clarify the causes of Alzheimer's disease, although its appearance in elderly people is linked to genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors. A new study published in the journal JAMA Neurology states that prolonged exposure to pesticides increases the risk of developing this neurodegenerative disorder.
Does excess hygiene affect the incidence of neurodegenerative diseases? Yes, according to a study by the University of Cambridge (UK). Using data that predicts Alzheimer's rates in the hypothetical case that all countries had the same birth rate and identical life expectancy, Molly Fox and her colleagues have found a link between levels of sanitation and the incidence of this dementia.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
