Alzheimer’s disease is probably one of the most important diseases of our time and concern for its cure is more than visible.
This neurological degeneration, as we know, leads to a gradual loss of the patient’s memory, erasing all kinds of memories, from the most recent to the oldest.
- Although we do not yet have a cure.
- It is very important to diagnose the disease as soon as possible.
- Since with specific techniques or very basic daily exercises the process of neurological deterioration can be slowed down.
- The first symptoms appear from the age of 60 and mainly affect the lexical system and semantic categories.
- There is evidence that the loss of this capacity mainly affects data related to living beings (plants and animals).
This curious fact gives us the opportunity to detect the disease in its early stages. The National University of Distance Education (UNED), has conducted a study where means that a simple mental exercise, using a test to list lists of animals and plants, can help We detect an Alzheimer’s case early.
A few years ago, teams of researchers observed some correlation between high cholesterol levels and the development of Alzheimer’s disease, and some of the most important pharmacists have decided to open a research path in this direction, initiating the development of statins, cholesterol-lowering compounds. levels and act as neuroprotective.
This type of research already has official results, indicating the effectiveness of these compounds, according to Javier Burgos, director of this line of research at BioPharma, it is enough to wait for these compounds to pass the various studies that ensure safety and guarantee. use.
In the event that at least one partial cure for the disease is finally found, the joy would be enormous, currently an estimated 35 million people worldwide suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and, according to forecasts from various universities, this figure will double by 2030 and triple by 2050.