Some scientists make breakthrough in the form of a test to diagnose Alzheimer's or dementia. The test is performed only by analyzing the condition of the nose.
Is Professor Boris Schmidt of his team from Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany, who discovered the method. From the deposition of proteins that cause Alzheimer's disease detected through these tests, the risk of Alzheimer's can already be seen before physical symptoms appear.
Deposition of these proteins contain toxic compounds called tau. Proteins are commonly found in brain cells of Alzheimer's patients was apparently also formed in the mucous membranes of the nose, long before symptoms of dementia appear.
With age, the protein deposits that accumulate in the brain cells which can sometimes be a 'burst' and ruin the memory of the patient. At this moment, the physical symptoms of Alzheimer's begin to appear. "With this test, stages of Alzheimer's diagnosis can be done more accurately," said Schmidt told the Daily Express.
Schmidt said the tests were performed with the consumption of certain drugs or spraying liquids that can detect the protein deposits in the nose. "The more we found tau protein in the nose, the more increases the risk of damage to brain structures in the future."
Exposure to the University of Pennsylvania study revealed that Alzheimer's sufferers has doubled every five years. Alzheimer's affects 13 percent of people aged over 65 years and up to 50 percent of people aged over 85 years. As many as 90 percent of cases occur Azheimer unexpected passing attack.
Is Professor Boris Schmidt of his team from Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany, who discovered the method. From the deposition of proteins that cause Alzheimer's disease detected through these tests, the risk of Alzheimer's can already be seen before physical symptoms appear.
Deposition of these proteins contain toxic compounds called tau. Proteins are commonly found in brain cells of Alzheimer's patients was apparently also formed in the mucous membranes of the nose, long before symptoms of dementia appear.
With age, the protein deposits that accumulate in the brain cells which can sometimes be a 'burst' and ruin the memory of the patient. At this moment, the physical symptoms of Alzheimer's begin to appear. "With this test, stages of Alzheimer's diagnosis can be done more accurately," said Schmidt told the Daily Express.
Schmidt said the tests were performed with the consumption of certain drugs or spraying liquids that can detect the protein deposits in the nose. "The more we found tau protein in the nose, the more increases the risk of damage to brain structures in the future."
Exposure to the University of Pennsylvania study revealed that Alzheimer's sufferers has doubled every five years. Alzheimer's affects 13 percent of people aged over 65 years and up to 50 percent of people aged over 85 years. As many as 90 percent of cases occur Azheimer unexpected passing attack.
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