Excess iron increases Alzheimer's

Iron deficiency in the body leads to health problems. But it turns out it is also extremely dangerous oversupply.

Australian scientists have found that an overabundance of iron   in the body may contribute to Alzheimer's disease. It is an incurable degenerative disease is widespread throughout the world. It begins with memory lapses and an inability to concentrate. Further problems with the coordination of movements, orientation in space. The number of cases is growing. Medicines for this form of dementia has yet been found, although scientists around the world are continuously working on a solution.

Australian researchers found that due excess iron   in the brain can form plaques, which then promote the development of the disease.

The study's author, Dr. Jack Rogers and his colleagues at the University of Melbourne conducted a series of experiments on laboratory mice. They managed to establish that iron builds up in the brain as we age the body. Particularly susceptible to this are areas of the brain that are affected, and Alzheimer's disease.   Plaque formation due excess iron blocks the action of amyloid protein. This aggravates the disease.

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