A teenager from Britain developed a method for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's
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Recently, a schoolboy from Britain has developed a unique method of diagnosis, which in the future, perhaps, will significantly reduce the number of people suffering from some form of senile dementia.
KRTIN NITNEDEM became the finalist of the international competition for schoolchildren of 13-16 years old Google Science Fair.
A special testing technique allows you to identify the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease long before the first signs of the disease, which will help doctors in a timely manner to identify and slow the pathological process.
According to the youngest developer, the main advantage of the new method is that the disease can be detected even before the first symptoms began to appear and the process became irreversible. In his presentation at the presentation, Krtin noted that it is the early diagnosis that can significantly slow the course of the disease, and the patient's relatives prepare for the most unpleasant manifestations of the disease.
The diagnostic method of KRTIN involves the use of antibodies, which are simultaneously assigned to two functions: firstly, a special fluorescent action will allow to explore the brain without surgery, and secondly, special antibodies have the ability to neutralize proteins that exert neurotoxic effects on brain cells.
With such brain diseases as Alzheimer's, even today, with significant advances in medicine, physicians meet with many complications, primarily due to the inability to detect the disease early, before irreversible processes begin. But today, thanks to the development of young talent, humanity has a hope.
A large number of people suffer from Alzheimer's disease, this is one of the most common forms of senile dementia, which is manifested by a violation of memory, thinking function, behavior.
According to the World Health Organization, there are now more than 45 million people suffering from some form of senile dementia, with more than 7 million new cases being diagnosed every year. Among all forms of dementia - it is Alzheimer's disease that holds the leading position in all countries (up to 70% of all cases).
It should be noted that scientists from all countries are working on the topic of Alzheimer's, and Russian researchers, who developed the drug for treating this form of dementia, are no exception of steel. Currently, the drug is in the second phase of clinical trials, at the first stage, new drugs have already proved effective in preclinical testing of cellular structures and animals.
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