Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia and currently affects approximately 13 million people in the world. There are approximately 170,000 Alzheimer's victims in Australia alone - with an estimated 1,000 new patients a week being diagnosed with Alzheimer's or another form of adult-onset dementia.     Memory and the ability to clearly remember the events of our lives are among the most important aspects of good health.  Without an unclouded memory - without the capacity to recall everyday events both distant and near - we lose many if not all the connections to our past, along with the ability to plan for a happy future. Exciting new research from Boston University has shown that people with elevated blood levels of the amino acid called “homocysteine” have nearly twice the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. This breakthrough study was reported in the New England Journal of Medicine and is the first to document high levels of homocysteine in the blood of people years before they get Alzheimer’s dementia. Therefore a simple blood test may shed light on a person's risk profile.   In addition to this, a careful clinical diagnosis based on the patient's history, behaviour, physical examination, neuropsychological testing, laboratory investigations and advanced imaging techniques should give a diagnostic accuracy of around 90 %.   The pathological findings include "neurofibrillary tangles" and “senile plaques” which replace dead brain cells. Alzheimer's Disease Sort By: Default Title - A to Z Title - Z to A Price - lowest first Price - highest first Time Added - latest first Popularity - most popular first Sales - best selling first Sandra Cabot Book Alzheimers What you must know Sandra Cabot Book contains everything about alzheimers you must know to protect your... $23.80   Ok