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This is remarkable; a new study found that aerobic exercise increases the size of your brain.Who would have known?
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Leave it to Bill!
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It’s one of the holy grails of science: a cure for Alzheimer’s. Currently, there is no treatment to stop the disease, let alone slow its progression. And billionaire Bill Gates thinks he will change that.
“I believe there is a solution,” he told me without hesitation.
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Alzheimer’s: Brain diabetes type 3
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There’s growing evidence that Alzheimer’s disease resembles a new form of diabetes known as type 3.
A National Institute of Aging study now shows how high glucose concentrations in brain tissue may result from abnormal glucose metabolism, eventually leading to the dangerous plaques and tangles characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease — the neurodegenerative disease that represents the major cause of dementia.
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Chile has a dementia plan
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The government of Chile has adopted a national plan on dementia following consultation with Corporación Alzheimer Chile and other key stakeholders. The plan is the 30th to be adopted worldwide, and includes key targets for improving awareness, access to care, support and treatment, research and risk reduction of dementia by 2025.
It is estimated that 180,000 people are living with dementia in Chile. The plan follows the publication of existing plans in Argentina, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and the USA, and includes a budget of USD $5.5m a year for implementation.
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Blood-transfusions for Alzheimer’s
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Researchers say those given transfusions of blood plasma once a week for a month were better able to live independently.
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Alzheimer’s on the spectrum
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Dr. Gayatri Devi, neurologist at New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital, is out with a new book that defines Alzheimer’s as a spectrum disorder. She argues, among other things, that 60% of the Alzheimer’s cases can be prevented. See the video in the link for today.
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