A lot of
people have degenerative memory and it gets worsened with age. As people grow
old, they start forgetting things and even the basic and daily routine things
become difficult for them. While some people have dementia, others suffer from
Alzheimer’s. There is quite a lot of Alzheimer’s
Research happening in Roskamp. This research tries to find causes and
treatments for the disease.
What happens in Roskamp?
The Roskamp Institute is a world famous
institute and is focused on understanding the causes of the disease and tries
to find cures for the neuro-degenerative and neuro-psychiatric addictions and
disorders. The institute makes use of various scientific methods for
understanding the causes and therapies for these kinds of disorders. The main
emphasis is laid on Alzheimer’s.
Based in Sarasota, this institute has a full
team of technicians and scientists who are experienced in various disciplines.
The laboratory has the state-of-the-art facilities and equipment for research
work. And, the quality of this research is excellent as they believe that
better science leads to real discovery.
What does the research work involve?
The entire teams
of scientists in Roskamp have produced a complete library of sugars named Heparin
Sulfate. These proteins are known for controlling the proteins in brains which
causes memory loss. As per this research, it has been found out that Heparin
sup hates can be efficiently produced chemically in the lab. These proteins are
known to block the enzymes in the brains which creates smaller proteins. These
proteins that are created by the enzymes are the amyloid proteins. The Amyloid
proteins work as the building blocks for creating plaque which causes memory
loss as Alzheimer’s progresses. As per Professor Jerry Turnbull, the enzymes
that are targeted with chemically produced sugars is the BACE. This is the
enzyme which is responsible for creation of the Amyloid Proteins. As per BACE,
the difficult enzymes are isolated and blocked in spite of various efforts by
the drug companies. And, the ability of mass-producing the heparin sulfates
allows the scientists to further and continue the research on enzymes. More research
work will be done using this new chemical approach. And, this research will
test the heparin that works effectively towards blocking the enzymes and gives
out the least side effects. The lab techniques which allow heparin production
in mass will allow more continuous research and the new medications will target
towards treating and slowing down of degenerations and disorders.
Who heads the research work in Roskamp?
This institute
is headed by Michael Mullan, who is
a bio-medical researcher. His research is quite popular amongst the bio-medical
community. Dr. Mullan’s research has resulted in finding out the most popular
Swiss Mutation. The transgenic animals for the Alzheimer’s makes use of Swiss
Mutation. Dr. Mullan is the director of the institute in Roskamp, whose
research work is famous for traumatic brain research, Alzheimer’s and other neuron-psychiatric
disorders.
With the help
of this new research, the Alzheimer’s disorder can be easily treated. And, all
those patients and families who have lost hope can find a ray of hope now.
