Alzheimer's link.THE frightening possibility of Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (ăls`hī'mərz, ôls–), degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. being induced by the sunscreen used every summer by tens of millions of holidaymakers is being investigated by academics. Sun worshippers are constantly told of the importance of using sunscreen, but the University of Ulster The University of Ulster (UU; Irish: Ollscoil Uladh[2] [3]) is a multi-centre university located in Northern Ireland and is the largest single university on the island of Ireland, discounting the federal said two of it experts have been given substantial funding by the European Union to explore the possible links between the sunscreen and the brain disease. They are leading groundbreaking research into whether human-engineered nanoparticles, such as those found in sunscreen, can induce neurodegenerative disease Neurodegenerative disease A disease in which the nervous system progressively and irreversibly deteriorates. Mentioned in: Amnesia such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Prof Vyvyan Howard, a pathologist and toxicologist, and Dr Christian Holster, an expert in Alzheimer's, have been awarded pounds 350,000 from the EU to carry out a three-year research project. |
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