“While genetics and family history of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) can increase the risk of developing AD, less than 5% of AD is associated with a direct genetic cause. An increasing body of evidence and the latest research is unequivocal that environmental triggers play the most influential role in the development of AD.”
– CyrexLabs.com
Alzheimer’s disease is a specific cause of dementia and is a disease that destroys memories, and then basic functions of the brain. While dementia generally simply describes the loss of memory, reasoning and/or other thinking skills, Alzheimer’s is a specific form of dementia, the cause of which is not yet fully understood.
What does seem clear is that, with Alzheimer’s, two abnormal formations develop in the brain: amyloid plaques, and tangles of a protein called tau. While most people develop some of these over the course of a lifetime, in Alzheimer’s patients these plaques and tangles develop much more frequently and in a more predictable pattern.
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Results from the Alzheimer’s-Associated Immune Reactivity test will provide personalized information regarding environmental and physiological risk factors that may play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimer’s LINX™ is the most comprehensive and advanced risk assessment test for cognitive decline. It is performed by ELISA [Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay], the most reliable lab technology for antibody testing.
It is important to note that this disease is under much research and not much is known. To learn more, visit the Alzheimer’s Association.