Alzheimer's initiative

Alzheimer’s Initiative 6 chemical inhibitors, natural products and vitamins” (Dalvi 2012). Dalvi (2012) also claims that each treatment “depends on each individual case because every person is so different.” For example, patients suffering from depression can be treated with antidepressants to try to make them feel better. While the antidepressants will not cure the actual disease, they can treat a part of it. Mild cases of Alzheimer’s are best treated by a nonpharmacologic approach by the use of cholinesterase inhibitors. They have a small role in reducing the behavioral problems of the patients (Ballard et al., 2011). Patients can use glutamate antagonists to, “enhance the function in the surviving neurons of the hippocampus” (Ballard et al., 2011).

Conclusion Overall, Alzheimer’s disease is a medical phenomenon that needs to be brought to people’s attention. There is no cure yet, but there is hope for a change. With the increasing amount of cases every year, more research is being put into finding a cure for the disease. Some research being done now is determining if any specific genes carry Alzheimer’s or if specific gene mutations cause the disease. With an answer to these questions, scientists could potentially find a way to correct or prevent the rogue gene, creating a cure.