{"id":38982,"date":"2017-08-05T07:02:54","date_gmt":"2017-08-05T07:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=38982"},"modified":"2017-08-05T07:02:54","modified_gmt":"2017-08-05T07:02:54","slug":"lost-memories-of-alzheimers-patients-can-still-be-recovered-scientists-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/health\/medical\/lost-memories-of-alzheimers-patients-can-still-be-recovered-scientists-claim.html","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Lost memories\u2019 of Alzheimer\u2019s patients can still be recovered, scientists claim"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018Lost memories\u2019 of Alzheimer\u2019s patients can still be recovered, scientists claim<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\u2018Lost memories\u2019 of Alzheimer\u2019s patients can still be recovered, scientists claim:- For some, acquiring the dreaded Alzheimer\u2019s disease is worse than a death sentence, as it permanently erases a person\u2019s most treasured memories.<\/span><\/p>\n

But contrary to popular belief, scientists are claiming that these memories are not lost forever and can be reawakened\u2014even for Alzheimer\u2019s patients.<\/span><\/p>\n

Studying mice with a condition similar to human Alzheimer\u2019s, scientists at Columbia University in New York discovered a phenomenon that makes recollections of the past become muddled and incorrect.<\/span><\/p>\n

To prove their claims, scientists observed two sets of mice\u2014one with the Alzheimer\u2019s-like condition and another with healthy brain cells.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both were exposed to a lemony scent and were given an electric shock soon after, according to The Independent. The subjects were tested again a week later, with same lemony-smell invoking fear to the healthy ones, while those with the disease remained unfazed.<\/span><\/p>\n

After altering the creatures\u2019 brain cells which stored memories, the disease-riddled mice appeared to recall the lemon smell they had previously \u201cforgotten.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe mice may be recalling an incorrect memory, as the wrong cells\u2014or possibly a new ensemble that may have different mnemonic properties than the original ensemble\u2014are being activated,\u201d a statement from the study read.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThese results indicate that [the memory] still exists and has not degraded, but is difficult to access for memory retrieval or behavioral expression when Alzheimer\u2019s Disease is present.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the shocking results, researchers say it\u2019s still too early to apply their findings to human subjects.<\/span><\/p>\n

The full study was published in the journal Hippocampus.<\/span><\/p>\n

source: http:\/\/www.thejakartapost.com\/life\/2017\/08\/04\/lost-memories-of-alzheimers-patients-can-still-be-recovered-scientists-claim.html<\/span><\/p>\n

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