The new findings, by UCLan’s Shalini Kanagasingam, have been recently published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Reports. They show that fragments of the ‘amyloid-beta’ – a protein which collects in the brains of those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and subsequently kills nerve cells in the brain – has also been detected in infected teeth.
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, characterised by failing memory, behavioural changes and eventually a loss of ability to perform daily tasks. Understanding the onset of the commonest form of Alzheimer’s disease is very complex, as there are multiple factors involved, making it very difficult to prevent and treat.
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