Common cold, stomach infection can hasten memory loss in Alzheimer's patients.Byline: ANI Washington, Sept 8 (ANI): Getting a cold, stomach or other infections can lead to faster memory loss in Alzheimer's patients, claims a new study. The study from University of Southampton In the most recent RAE assessment (2001), it has the only engineering faculty in the country to receive the highest rating (5*) across all disciplines.[3] According to The Times Higher Education Supplement , UK, has revealed that people who had respiratory, gastrointestinal or other infections or even bumps and bruises from a fall were more likely to have high blood levels of tumour necrosis necrosis /ne·cro·sis/ (ne-kro´sis) pl. necro´ses [Gr.] the morphological changes indicative of cell death caused by progressive enzymatic degradation; it may affect groups of cells or part of a structure or an organ. factor-a, a protein involved in the inflammatory process. And were also more likely to experience memory loss or other types of cognitive decline than those who did not have infections or had low levels of the protein. During the study, the researchers examined cognitive abilities of 222 people with 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. with an average age of 83. The findings revealed that people who had high levels of the protein in their blood had memory loss at four times. In addition, those with high levels of the protein at the start of the study also experienced acute infections during the study had memory loss at 10 times the rate of those who started with low levels and had no infections over the six-month period. "One might guess that people with a more rapid rate of cognitive decline are more susceptible to infections or injury, but we found no evidence to suggest that people with more severe dementia were more likely to have infections or injuries at the beginning of the study," said study author Dr Clive Holmes, MRCPsych, of the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. "More research needs to be done to understand the role of tumor necrosis factor-alpha Tumor necrosis factor (TNF, cachexin or cachectin and formally known as tumor necrosis factor-alpha) is a cytokine involved in systemic inflammation and is a member of a group of cytokines that all stimulate the acute phase reaction. in the brain, but it's possible that finding a way to reduce those levels could be beneficial for people with Alzheimer's disease," Holmes added. The study appears in journal Neurology neurology (n  rŏl`əjē, ny–), study of the morphology, physiology, and pathology of the human nervous system. , the medical journal of the
American Academy of Neurology The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is a professional society for neurologists and neuroscientists. As a medical specialty society it was established in 1949 by A.B. Baker of the University of Minnesota to advance the art and science of neurology, and thereby promote the best . (ANI)
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