Alzheimer's Degeneration Ain't All That It's Cracked Up To Be.
It is a complicated process, but at the same time, the kickstarters for the process go relatively unnoticed.
Alzheimer’s disease is a problem that many people face as they age, and it is related to an accelerated death of neuron cells in the brain. That is what most of us have already internalised as a fact:
Being Mindful Of How We Can Protect The Cells In Our Brain
Our brains contain approximately 86 billion neuron cells that are used in storing and processing information. These neuron cells are like any other live organism. They possess a finite lifespan, and when they have outlived their usefulness, they are condemned to the scrap heap for elimination and recycling via autophagy. This is part of the normal cell life cycle:
Of course, as these neurons are heavily involved in our cognitive processing of various types of sensory information, a patient with Alzheimer’s would find that their cognitive processing speeds decline, and they wouldn’t be as mentally sharp as they used to be.
One thing that is prevalent in Alzheimer’s patients are the amyloid beta aggregates that can be found in their brains.
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