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Nanotechnology: An Antidote for Alzheimer's Disease

Sereene Kaur

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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behaviour. Symptoms usually develop slowly and get worse over time, becoming severe enough to interfere with daily tasks. This article describes different stages of AD along with how it is different from other memory loss issues. Every old-age-related memory loss cannot be AD. Nanotechnology is an emerging branch of science which deals with matter at nanoscale level. Various trails have been proposed to cure AD, but none of them have had positive outcome on humans. Nanoparticles are the only materials that can pass the blood–brain barrier, thus helping in the targeted therapy. None of the medications or vaccinations have ever entered this barrier. Therefore, we have not reached our goal of curing the disease. But with the help of nanoparticles, we can directly target various affected brain parts, without causing any damage to neighbouring cells. The article explains how nanotechnology can be a boom for neurosciences. Keyword: Alzheimer’s, AD, nanotechnology

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