Cats develop dementia in a similar way for humans

Cats developed dementia in a similar way for humans with Alzheimer’s disease, which leads to hopes for a boom in research, according to scientists.

Experts at the University of Edinburgh performed an examination after the death of 25 cats that had symptoms of dementia in life, including confusion, sleep disturbance and an increase in Al -Mutbah.

They found an accumulation of Beta amyloid, a toxic protein and one of the distinctive features of Alzheimer’s.

The discovery was welcomed as a “perfect natural model for Alzheimer’s” by scientists who believe it will help them explore new treatments for humans.

Dr. Robert McGashian, who is applying in the study from the Faculty of Veterinary Studies at Edinburgh University (Dick), said: “Definition is a devastating disease – whether it affects humans, cats or dogs.

“Our results are amazing similarities between cats and Alzheimer’s disease in people.

“This opens the door to explore whether it can help promising new treatments for Alzheimer’s human disease on our turbulent pets.

The microscopic images of old cats that have already showed the symptoms of catheters revealed cats revealing the accumulation of beta amyloid inside the clamps-the intersections of the brain cells.

Clamps allow messages to flow between brain cells, and the loss of these causes is low memory capabilities and human thinking capabilities with Alzheimer’s disease.

The team believes that discovery in cats can help them obtain a clearer understanding of the process, providing an important model for studying dementia in people.

Previously, the researchers have studied genetically modified rodents, although species are normally do not suffer from dementia.

“Since cats have naturally evolved these changes in the brain, it may also provide a more accurate model of the disease than traditional laboratory animals, and ultimately benefit from both types and care providers,” said Dr. McGoshian.

The researchers found evidence that brain support cells – called stellar cells and small glial cells – swept the affected clamps.

It is known as tangled pruning, an important process during the growth of the brain, but it contributes to dementia.

Professor Daniel Gon Moore, a cat medicine expert at the Veterinary School, said the discovery can also help in understanding and managing cat dementia.

She said: “Cats dementia is very sad for the cat and their person.”

“By conducting such studies, we will understand the best way to treat them. This will be great for cats and owners and people with Alzheimer’s disease and their loved ones.”

The study, funded by Wilcum and the UK Dementary Research Institute European Journal of Neuroscience, It included scientists from Edinburgh and California universities, the Institute of Death Research in the United Kingdom and Scottish brain science.