alzheimer's

Feb 25, 2025

Alzheimer’s disease is more than just memory loss—it’s a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that slowly erodes cognition, behavior, and independence. What may begin as occasional forgetfulness or difficulty recalling names can soon escalate into disorientation, personality changes, and an inability to carry out...

Feb 12, 2025

Alzheimer’s disease currently affects an estimated 50 million people worldwide. This number is projected to rise to 75 million by 2030 and a staggering 131.5 million by 2050, according to Alzheimer's Disease International, spanning all age groups globally. While the exact cause of Alzheimer’s disease remains elusiv...

Mar 16, 2022

Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the 120 cannabinoids present naturally in cannabis plants. After tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), Cannabidiol is the second most prevalently available cannabinoid. Cannabidiol, an important component of medicinal marijuana, is either directly from the hemp plant or synthesized in a laboratory...

Jun 24, 2020

Alzheimer's is a progressive brain disorder that results in the degeneration of brain cells. It affects the thinking, reasoning, memory, and problem-solving skills of the person. Apart from cognitive function, it also influences mood, personality, behavior, and social skills. In the advanced stages, the patients ar...

Jun 17, 2020

50 million people globally have dementia, and out of all the dementia cases, Alzheimer’s Disease accounts for about 60–70% of cases, says the WHO. Alzheimer's Disease is a neurodegenerative disease, a common cause of dementia that affects behavior, memory, and thinking abilities of an individual. Mostly the symptom...

Jun 10, 2020

Alzheimer's is a progressive neurological disorder associated with the degeneration of brain cells with time. As the disease progresses it causes severe impact on the memory, thinking, and overall behavior of the individual, at the later phases it becomes even challenging to perform simple day to day tasks.  ...

Jun 03, 2020

Alzheimer’s is a brain disease, associated with the degeneration of brain cells. It is an irreversible and progressive disease that generally affects people aged above 65 years but in very rare cases, early-onset has also been noticed in the late ’40s. The AD affects memory, reasoning and cognitive skills of the pe...

Sep 21, 2019

World Alzheimer’s Day World Alzheimer’s Day takes place on 21 September of every year. World Alzheimer's Day is a campaign to raise awareness and highlight issues faced by people those who are affected by dementia. The exact cause of Alzheimer's disease is not known, although several things are considered to ...

Dec 04, 2018

If dementia genes are found, drug discovery can be accelerated in brain disorders The overproduction of a protein called tau has been detected in the neuron degeneration that causes Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. But the exact genetic process that causes tau is still a mystery. Scientists of the University...

Oct 03, 2017

Strategic Immunology Alliance partners Nimbus Therapeutics and Celgene to develop therapies for Autoimmune Disorders A biotechnology company involved in the development of drugs and therapies through computational expertise announced on October 3 that they are entering into a long-term strategic alliance with Celgen...