- Introduction
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Prevention
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Caregiving
- Coping with Emotional Changes
- Coping with Memory Loss
- Costs and Insurance
- Creating a Daily Routine
- Exercise
- Health and Wellbeing of the Caregiver
- Home Safety Adjustments
- Mental Exercises
- Respite Care
- Talking to Children about Alzheimer's
- Talking to Friends about Alzheimer's
- Telling Someone They Have Alzheimer's
- Transition to Assisted Living
- Transition to Nursing Home
- Work
- Related Conditions
- Resources
Amyloid Beta Peptide
Causes
Scientists do not know what causes Alzheimers disease. It may be a combination of various genetic and environmental factors that trigger the process in which brain nerve cells are destroyed.
Genetic Factors
Genetics certainly plays a role in early-onset Alzheimer's, a rare form of the disease that usually runs in families. Scientists are also investigating genetic targets for late-onset Alzheimer's, which is the more common form. At this time, only one gene, apolipoprotein E (ApoE) has been...
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From Our Experts
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Amyloid and the Brain: Alzheimer's Disease and Stroke
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From Our Sources
Promising Alzheimer's drug reveals a mystery
A Russian antihistamine called dimebon has shown very promising results in treating Alzheimer's disease, but experts say the mystery is that the drug... Read more »
Alzheimer's May Start in the Liver: Study
Alzheimer's disease may start in the liver, not the brain, a new animal study suggests. That's because beta amyloid plaques--the proteins that are... Read more »
New drug may reverse Alzheimer's decline
British scientists have developed a new drug that may help stop the process of mental decline in dementia patients. In a small, three-month study,... Read more »
Senile cerebral amyloid angiopathy
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy is a neurological condition in which proteins called amyloid build up on the walls of the arteries in the brain. The... Read more »
Secondary systemic amyloid
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Secondary systemic amyloidosis is a disorder in which abnormal proteins build up in tissues and organs. Clumps of the abnormal proteins are called... Read more »
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