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This current paper is a stem cell research that is emerging as a promise that has revolutionized the medical science to ensure treatments to may dreaded disease conditions including the neurological conditions, Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease.... As stem cells possess distinctive eminence and research embraces an immense assurance for the management and cure of critical and unbearable ailments like alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, cancer, diabetes and neurological as well as metabolic disorders, diseases related to hear, stroke, bone condition, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, as well as conditions like multiple sclerosis....
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lthough the baby boomer generation looks at ageing in a considerably different manner than did earlier generations, with more people above 65 having gainfully employed lives and 30 percent of people above 75 helping out other older people who are in need (Jeevans, 2004), there are frequent media reports of institutional abuse on the elderly, particularly on those who suffer from dementia or learning disabilities.... According to the International Longevity Centre - UK (2006), 1 in 100 people in the UK suffer from dementia....
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Tonight, I am going to talk about alzheimer's disease.... Tonight, I am going to talk about alzheimer's disease.... alzheimer's disease or dementia is the most common cause of dementia in western countries.... They employ either DSM-IV-TR, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition or NINDS-ADRDA, The National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke-alzheimer's disease and Related Disorder Association criteria for successfully diagnosing this disease....
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According to the Alzheimer's Association, approximately 4 million of these people are afflicted with alzheimer's disease.... By the year 2040, the number of persons with alzheimer's disease may exceed 6 million.... The prevalence of alzheimer's disease doubles every five years after age 65, and nearly half of all people age 85 and older are thought to have some form of dementia.... The cumulative incidence of alzheimer's disease has been estimated to be as high as 4....
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The paper "Introduction to Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease" describes that men are seen to be more prone to the disease than women.... From a medical perspective, the first signs of alzheimer's disease are detectable from the lifestyle of affected individuals.... ne of the earliest, yet most unnoticed symptoms of alzheimer's disease is short-term memory loss.... 'Once identified, the average lifespan of patients living with alzheimer's disease is approximately 7-10 years, although cases are known where reaching the final stage occurs within 4-5 years or at the other extreme they may survive up to 21 years(Wikipedia, 2007a)....
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There are three main stages of alzheimer's disease, they include; the forgetfulness stage, the confusional stage and the final stage.... lzheimer's disease is a form of dementia commonly found in people over the age of 65 years.... The paper "Individual Differences and Abnormal Psychology" discusses that due to starvation, the bodies of persons with anorexia may experience a slow down when it comes to the preservation of energy, this can, in turn, bring about more serious effects to the body....
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"Signs and Symptoms of alzheimer's disease" paper focuses on alzheimer's disease as the most common form of dementia.... This essay will focus on alzheimer's disease.... The disease first described in 1906, worsens with time and eventually leads to death.... The disease is named after the German neuropathologist, ALOIS Alzheimer's.... The effects of the disease are nonreversible and cannot be turned back....
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The paper "Adult Alzheimer's Ailment Development " presents that alzheimer's disease is a non-reversible, progressive disease of the brain that gradually destroys thinking skills and memory, and consequently the capacity to carry out tasks that are simple.... The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) supports translational and basic research related to alzheimer's disease via grants to main medical institutions all over the country.... million Americans may be suffering from alzheimer's disease....
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