Dissociative and Somatoform Disorders, Other Mental Deseases

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The iconic Norman Rockwell painting of a family doctor checking the heart of a young patient’s doll may seem quaint, but it’s far from old-fashioned. On the contrary, personalized medicine is bringing the family doctor back … and the family nurse, and the family pharmacist, and a whole team of family health care providers. Only [...]

It is widely known that genes play a complex role in every living being in our world. More technology, the human genome project, and increased public interest in the subject of how genes affect our bodies and our lives have led to leaps and bounds in the amount of understanding that we have about the [...]

In Alzheimer’s, parts of the brain begin to weaken. Certain cells are destroyed and others that help send signals to the brain become less effective. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. Dementia refers to a general loss of the use of the brain, including memory, judgment, language and abstract thinking. Sometimes the [...]

Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects more than 5.3 million families in the United States each year and unleashes a path of emotional and financial heartache for patients and their families.

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease is a devastating disease whose recent increase in incidence rates has broad implications for rising health care costs. Huge amounts of research money are currently being invested in seeking the underlying cause, with corresponding progress in understanding the disease progression. In this paper, we highlight how an excess of dietary carbohydrates, particularly fructose, [...]

Named for Dr. Alois Alzheimer, who first described the disease in 1907, Alzheimer's disease causes gradually increasing dementia, including memory loss, confusion, problems with judgment, planning and concentration, and personality changes; in its later stages it also affects physical abilities. The disease's causes, cures and preventions are unknown. Many prevention methods have been associated with [...]

Martin Kurtev

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of intellectual decline associated with aging. This disorder involves the deterioration of mental functions resulting from changes in brain tissue, such as the shrinkage of certain brain structures. There is no known definitive cure for Alzheimer’s disease, and treatment is mostly aimed at relief of symptoms. The [...]