I recently graduated in medicine from Townsville, Australia, and I still enjoy writing blogs on medicine and pharmacy-related topics. I appreciate writing about my experience on different placements or topics I'm interested in. As English is my second language, writing blogs is a hobby and a fun challenge!
All tagged Beta amyloid
Currently, there are no drugs that can cure dementia and only limited medications that can temporarily improve cognition symptoms. The goals of Alzheimer’s drugs are to prevent neuron cell death, remove Aβ proteins or aggregations, prevent neurofibrillary tangles, increase synaptic communication and interactions, and finally reduce metal ions, radicals and reactive oxygen species.
Around the world, there is a need to increase the expenditure in development and research of dementia. For every 3 seconds, a person is developing dementia which 60-70% of the cases are diagnosed as Alzheimer’s disease. The number of people with Alzheimer’s disease will triple by 2050. Should we worry?
