Do. . . 1  Remain calm. A nosebleed can be frightening, but is rarely serious. 2  Keep your child in a sitting or standing position. Tilt his head slightly forward. Have him gently blow his nose if he is old enough. 3  Pinch the lower half of your childâs nose (the soft part) between your thumb and finger and hold it firmly for a full ten minutes.
Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are three of the major neurodegenerative diseases.
Many neurodegenerative diseases are caused by genetic mutations, most of which are located in completely unrelated genes. In many of the different diseases, the mutated gene has a common feature: a repeat of the CAG nucleotide triplet. CAG encodes for the amino acid glutamine.