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Normal Brain vs. Alzheimer’s Brain

A dementia-affected brain shows significant shrinkage, widened grooves, and abnormal protein deposits, while a normal brain maintains its structure and connectivity despite minor age-related changes. Structural Differences A brain affected by dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease, undergoes widespread atrophy, particularly in … Continue reading

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My Two Elaines

These hobbies could lower your Alzheimer’s risk, new study suggests It can feel sudden. It can feel like they’ve “given up.”But that’s usually not what’s happening. n My Two Elaines, author Marty Schreiber, former governor of Wisconsin, watches his beloved … Continue reading

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Hating The Home

When Dementia Patients Want to Go Home – Dementia Help Why Some Dementia Patients Seem to “Hate” Their Home People with dementia may display anger, frustration, or even what caregivers describe as “hating” their home — but this is usually … Continue reading

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Living to 100 is Difficult

A trip down Route 66 – Search Videos Traffic passes under a neon Route 66 sign on the west end of Albuquerque, New Mexico © (Susan Montoya Bryan / Associated Press) ‘Go Get Your Kicks’: The Europeans Obsessed With a U.S. Highway … Continue reading

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Common Issues: Alzheimer’s and Dementia Patient

Approaching someone with dementia from above or leaning over them can be perceived as threatening or overwhelming, often triggering anxiety, confusion, or combativeness. Alzheimer’s isn’t just about genes, it is decades of lifestyle choices Understanding Dementia Dementia is an umbrella term … Continue reading

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Diabetes is an Epidemic

Reversing Prediabetes & Type 2 Diabetes In 7 Steps by DailyHealthPost EditorialNovember 25, 2020 Diabetes is an epidemic—there’s no other way to put it. But reversing prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes is possible, it just requires some simple lifestyle choices. … Continue reading

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Brain Changes with Age

I was thirsty all the time. I had no idea it was a sign of a devastating diagnosis Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, a progressive brain disorder that gradually destroys memory, thinking, and the ability to … Continue reading

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From the film ‘The Conqueror’, 1956.

John Wayne, Susan Hayward, and 90 other people developed cancer after filming “The Conqueror” near a nuclear testing site Nowadays, no one in their right mind would choose to shoot a feature film near a functioning nuclear testing site. In … Continue reading

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Oral Microbiome and Pancreatic Cancer.’

Yixuan Meng, PhD, study lead author, said: ‘Our findings provide new insight into the relationship between the oral microbiome and pancreatic cancer.’  Pancreatic cancer breakthrough as experts discover key lifestyle factor is linked to deadly disease Story by Zoe Hardy Harmful … Continue reading

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W/ Grace De La Rosa

Grace De La Rosa, Interview, Colon Cancer Alliance Under 50 – YouTube Hi this is Grace De La Rosa As a survivor of young-onset colon cancer, one of my missions is to raise awareness and educate the community about colon … Continue reading

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