Alzheimers Disease Information

Alzheimer’s South Africa is the leading provider of support, education, training and information on matters pertaining to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in South Africa. Dementia affects the chemistry of the brain, causing loss of memory and intellectual functioning, personality changes and ultimately physical deterioration. Most commonly, dementia is the result of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease affects 4% to 5% of persons at the age of 65, and a staggering 30% of adults at the age of 80. Other triggers include AIDS, Vascular damage and alcohol abuse.

Mice can be used to mimic Alzheimer’s disease in humans. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. Currently there are no effective treatments so mice models offer one approach to both understanding and developing treatments for Alzheimer’s. Here we see mice digging and burrowing. Find more information about Alzheimer’s disease here: alzheimers.org.uk More science here: Deacon, RMJ Digging and marble burying in mice: simple methods for in vivo identification of biological impacts. Nat. Protocols 1, 122 – 124 (2006). www.nature.com

These very-short “pocket” films are designed to be viewed anywhere at anytime: a doctor’s office, a Congressional hallway, a family living room. Please take them. Put them on your own website or powerpoint presentation; play them on your phone or tablet. They are free for non-commercial use. – David Shenk, Author, “The Forgetting” Film website: aboutalz.org David Shenk’s website davidshenk.com