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Brighton
7400 Challis Road, Brighton, Michigan 48116
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(Located next to Mt. Brighton Ski Resort)
Fact Sheet on Alzheimer's Disease
The cause of Alzheimer's disease is not known and is currently receiving intensive scientific investigation particularly focused on a number of new and promising clues that set directions for increased research activity.
Major hypotheses currently under study have investigators working to determine if Alzheimer's disease is caused by:
A deficit in the brain's cholinergic system of neurotransmitters
Selective cell death provoked by slow virus or infectious agents
A genetic predisposition
A biochemical defect that leads to diminished production of new protein in the brain
Environmental toxins
Immunological changes
In research supported by various federal agencies and the Alzheimer's Association, scientists are applying the newest knowledge and research techniques in histology, virology, immunology, toxicology and biochemistry to find the cause, treatment and cure for Alzheimer's disease.
