{"id":28039,"date":"2017-05-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ashleydev.com\/2017\/05\/17\/nuclear-science-mapping-out-alzheimers\/"},"modified":"2020-08-27T11:36:33","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T15:36:33","slug":"nuclear-science-mapping-out-alzheimers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cna.ca\/fr\/2017\/05\/17\/nuclear-science-mapping-out-alzheimers\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear Science: Mapping Out&nbsp;Alzheimer\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian women over 65 are at the greatest risk for developing dementia and that number is drastically rising. It is predicted that the number of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alzheimer.ca\/en\/About-dementia\/What-is-dementia\/Dementia-numbers\">Canadians<\/a> living with dementia will almost double, affecting one million people by 2030. In the United States, a person is diagnosed with dementia every <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alz.org\/facts\/\">66 seconds.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4766 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/talknuclear.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Alzheimers-FeatureSecondaryStory.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"808\" height=\"594\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A large aging population and rising dementia rates are placing tremendous strains on an already stressed health care system, particularly long-term care facilities. Across the country, <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/news\/canada\/ontarios-long-term-care-problem-seniors-staying-at-home-longer-isnt-a-cure-for-waiting-lists\">wait lists<\/a> for long-term care varies from province to province but wait times in excess of a year are not unheard of. An overwhelming care demand coupled with a shortage of beds has meant many seniors are forced to stay at home longer.<\/p>\n<p>Early diagnosis of Alzheimer\u2019s is an important step in planning for both patients and their families. A step that is closer to reality thanks to nuclear science and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brightfocus.org\/alzheimers\/grant\/stable-isotope-labeling-kinetics-human-tau-alzheimers-disease\">stable isotope labeling kinetics (SILK)<\/a> technique.<\/p>\n<p>Inside your brain\u2019s nerve cells are tau proteins. These proteins work to stabilize other proteins in the brain known as microtubules. These microtubules are responsible for cell structure and movement. \u00a0New findings from the <a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.wustl.edu\/news\/brain-imaging-links-alzheimers-decline-to-tau-protein\/\">\u00a0Washington University\u2019s School of Medicine in St. Louis<\/a> this past spring reveal the importance of tau proteins in early Alzheimer\u2019s progression.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTau is abundant in the brain\u2019s nerve cells, where it stabilizes the scaffold-like microtubules that play a critical role in transporting cargo within cells. But in Alzheimer\u2019s disease as well as other \u201ctauopathies,\u201d such as progressive supranuclear palsy and frontotemporal dementia, clumps of tau protein are abnormally deposited in nerve cells in tangles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In order to assess the health and levels of tau protein a patient is given a stable isotope of amino acids and then through a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/pet-scan\">positron emission tomography (PET)<\/a> scan, the amount of labeled tau produced in the brain is measured. Knowing how much tau is produced, researchers can then calculate how fast the protein is produced and cleared away by the brain.<\/p>\n<p>Research has shown brains that are prone to dementia tend to have a buildup of dysfunctional proteins and have a harder time clearing the excess proteins away compared to brains of healthy patients. While it\u2019s not a cure, this discovery could lead to new hope for patients and their families.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsually we can only diagnose patients later in the disease process, when brain function already is diminished,\u201d according to senior author\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wuphysicians.wustl.edu\/for-patients\/find-a-physician\/beau-m-ances\">Beau M. Ances<\/a>, MD, PhD, an associate professor of neurology.\u00a0 \u201cWe want to develop ways to make an earlier diagnosis and then design trials to test drugs against amyloid buildup and against tau buildup. While we currently cannot prevent or cure Alzheimer\u2019s disease, delaying the onset of symptoms by 10-15 years would make a huge difference to our patients, to their families and caregivers, and to the global economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to their work on tau proteins, the school was recently awarded $4.3 million dollars from the Alzheimer\u2019s Association to expand an international clinical trial which will attempt to identify drugs that can slow down or prevent Alzheimer\u2019s in patients who are genetically predisposed but are symptom free. Working towards a cure and improving the lives of patients around the world, thanks in part to nuclear science.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian women over 65 are at the greatest risk for developing dementia and that number is drastically rising. It is predicted that the number of Canadians living with dementia will almost double, affecting one million people by 2030. 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