Description: Further DetailsTitle: Alzheimer's Disease and Infectious CausesCondition: NewSubtitle: The Theory and EvidenceEAN: 9781476678610ISBN: 9781476678610Publisher: McFarland & Co IncFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 04/16/2020Description: With the recent discovery that amyloid beta protein, the cause of plaques in Alzheimer's disease, is an antimicrobial peptide produced in response to infection, many researchers are focusing on the role infection plays in the development of Alzheimer's disease. Brain studies have also identified a number of different viruses, bacteria, fungi, and protozoa in the postmortem brain specimens of Alzheimer's patients. Infection (particularly chronic, latent and persistent infections) causes an immune response that leads to inflammation and brain cell degeneration, which are characteristic features of Alzheimer's disease. Sources of infection in Alzheimer's disease vary from childhood infections to gut microbes that find their way into the brain as a result of aging, leaky gut syndrome, and increased permeability of the blood brain barrier. Studies and ongoing clinical trials show that treatment of viral and bacterial infections, as well as restoring a healthy balance to the gut microbiome, can reduce disease risk and improve symptoms in patients with Alzheimer's disease. This book serves as an introduction to the human microbiome and the role that infection plays in the development of Alzheimer's disease.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 310gAuthor: Elaine A. MooreGenre: MedicineTopic: Society & Culture, Personal DevelopmentBook Series: McFarland Health TopicsISBN-10: 1476678618Item Width: 12mmRelease Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Alzheimer's Disease and Infectious Causes
Title: Alzheimer's Disease and Infectious Causes
Subtitle: The Theory and Evidence
EAN: 9781476678610
ISBN: 9781476678610
Release Date: 04/16/2020
Release Year: 2020
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Medicine
Topic: Personal Development
ISBN-10: 1476678618
Number of Pages: 232 Pages
Publication Name: Alzheimer's Disease and Infectious Causes : the Theory and Evidence
Language: English
Publisher: Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Item Height: 0.5 in
Publication Year: 2020
Subject: Internal Medicine, Diseases / Alzheimer's & Dementia
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 11.1 Oz
Author: Elaine A. Moore
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Health & Fitness, Medical
Series: Mcfarland Health Topics Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
