Alzheimer's Disease


Alzheimer's Disease is a progressive and irreversible brain disease that
destroys mental and physical functioning in human beings, and invariably leads
to death. It is the fourth leading cause of adult death in the United States.
Alzheimer's creates emotional and financial catastrophe for many American
families every year, but fortunately, a large amount of progress is being made
to combat Alzheimer's disease every year. To fully be able to comprehend and
combat Alzheimer's disease, one must know what it does to the brain, the part
of the human body it most greatly affects. Many Alzheimer's disease sufferers
had their brains examined. A large number of differences were present when
comparing the normal brain to the Alzheimer's brain. There was a loss of nerve
cells from the Cerebral Cortex in the Alzheimer's victim. Approximately ten
percent of the neurons in this region were lost. But a ten percent loss is
relatively minor, and cannot account for the......

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Title: Alzheimer's Disease
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