20 Things To Know About Alzheimer's Disease

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If researchers find a treatment for Alzheimer's disease in the next decade, it might be because of a recent study conducted at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Dr. Mark S. Kindy, a professor of neuroscience at MUSC's College of Medicine and a research career scientist at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, was the lead investigator in a study that focused on cathepsin B (also known as CatB), an enzyme that has been shown to generate brain plaque. The plaque, made of fibrous proteins called amyloids, is thought to be a cause of Alzheimer's.

Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative and fatal form of dementia that causes irritability, confusion, and memory loss. According to the Alzheimer's Association, as many as 5.4 million Americans and 80,000 South Carolinians are living with the disease today. It is the sixth-leading cause of death in the country, and as many as 16 million people could have the disease by 2050. There is currently no cure, although drugs like Aricept have been developed to treat the symptoms. Continue to read: charlestoncitypaper.com

Read more here: http://www.bnd.com/2012/02/07/2047945/obama-to-seek-more-alzheimers.html#storylink=cpy

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