Memory Loss Associated With Alzheimer's Disease Can Be Reversed

By Dipannita - 21 Jun '16 10:00AM

Memory loss that occurs in patients with Alzheimer's disease can be reversed up to some extent through diet and lifestyle-related changes. These are the findings of a new research conducted by a team of researchers in the United States.

During the study conducted on a small group of 10 patients, the researchers discovered that the subjects showed an improvement in their memory during the initial months of the study. According to the researchers, the memory improvement sustained for over two years.

The researchers conducted the study in association with the UCLA Easton Laboratories for Neurodegenerative Disease Research and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. The researchers believe that through medication, lifestyle alterations and dietary changes, memory loss in patients can be reversed to a certain extent.

After the study, the researcher noticed that some of the subjects who had left work because of their condition were able to join back successfully because of their improved memory. In fact, they were now performing even better than before.

The researchers offered a 36-point therapeutic program the patients during the course of the study period. In addition, the patients were exposed to comprehensive diet changes, exercise, vitamins, brain stimulation, certain drugs and sleep optimization.

The researchers are hopeful that their study findings would pave way for new treatment strategies for Alzheimer's patients. According to lead study author Dr Dale Bredesen, the approach followed by the team can be tailored to meet the needs of the individual patients. In addition, the strategy is based on extreme testing that helps identify the therapy that best suits the brain of each patient.

Alzheimer's is a type of progressive brain disease with no proper cure so far. It kills the nerve cells and tissues in the brain of the patient, thus affecting their ability to think, plan or remember anything.

The complete details of the study have been published in the journal Aging.