Alzheimer s Disease A Normal Part Of Aging And That It...

Outline Introduction a. i. There are people around the world that still believe that Alzheimer’s is a normal part of aging and that it isn’t fatal. ii. Research shows that Alzheimer’s disease causes changes in the brain for decades prior to the first symptoms become visible, so even people who seem free of the disease today might be at risk. iii. Alzheimer s disease has no survivors. It s a disease that destroys your brain cells and causes it to malfunction, change memory, which results in unpredictable behaviors and loss of body functions. It gradually and agonizingly takes away a person s characteristics, ability to bond with others, reflect, eat, speak, walk or even know which roads to take to return to a†¦show more content†¦We need to as a society to have the desire to learn more about the process of aging and the effects that different factors can have on it. One such factor is perhaps aluminum. ii. I choose this topic because Alzheimer is a disease, which affect s the brain. It mainly occurs in seniors. There is no existing cure for Alzheimer s, but treatments for symptoms are presented and research continues. However, recent Alzheimer s treatments cannot discontinue Alzheimer’s from succeeding, but they can for the time being slow the deterioration of dementia symptoms and improve quality of life for those with Alzheimer s. c. i. Most individuals with the disease are age 65 or older. The likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s doubles about every five years after age 65. After age 85, the risk reaches nearly 50 percent. One of the greatest mysteries of Alzheimer s disease is why risk rises as dramatically as we grow older. ii. Alzheimer is a disease, which affects the brain. It primarily occurs in old age, and since Aluminum concentrations are higher in the gray matter of brain regions that become damaged in humans of those infected therefore the question is whether or not Aluminum is the plausible effect of the disease? iii. Aluminum is one of the most abundant elements found in the environment. [4] Therefore, human exposure to this metal is