The researchers of UK conducted a study which revealed that particular areas of brain are weak spot for schizophrenia and Alzheimer disease. However, there are certain ways through which doctors can identify people who are at a high risk of these two disease.
As per the reports of National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer is an irreparable and advancing ailment which attacks a person after the age of 60. It gradually affects the thinking ability and memory of the patients. In the last and worst stage of Alzheimer the patient cannot even perform simple tasks of daily life.
According to a report, Every year almost 5.1 million American suffers from this destructive disease.
The Medical Research Council carried out a study to determine the brain areas accountable for Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia. The experts performed MRI brain scans of nearly 484 healthy participant who are between the ages of 80-85. They carefully examined the changes in brain as people grow old.
Later on, the researchers closely studied the scan report of the members of study. The report unveiled that the part of brain which develop at a very last age is the one responsible for these ailments.
However, the function of this specific brain region is to collect high order information such as sound and visuals.
Additionally, experts discovered that the two diseases Alzheimer and schizophrenia are to some extent connected with each other.
On the other hand, Doctor’s Health Press released a report which inform that certain food can help people battle with the illness linked with old age. Alzheimer diseases is considered as one of the most common old age diseases
The report is printed in the Journal PNAS