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What percent of people have alzheimers after the age of 65? What about 80?
7%, 40%
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What are some signs and symptoms of alzheimers?
Memory loss, loss of perception, loss of verbal ability, confusion, loss of judgment
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What parts of the brain are damaged with alzheimers?
Hippocampus, neocortex, frontal and temporal lobes
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What develops in the brain?
Neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles
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These consist of a dense core of Beta amyloid and surrounding degenerated axons and dendrites
Neuritic plaques
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Consist of twisted protein filaments and Beta amyloid, which is being overproduced.
Neurofibrillary tangles
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What chromosomes are involved in alzheimers?
1, 14, 21
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What are some causes of alzheimers? (4)
Head injury, infection, alcohol and/or drugs, toxins
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What are the treatments for alzheimers?
None, but developing ways to prevent it.
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