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Reducing your dementia / Alzheimer’s risk
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Warren Boling, MD, chairman of the department of neurosurgery at Loma Linda University Health, says that although the cause is still unknown, experts are constantly discovering more about what can be done to reduce the risks of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
“Risk factors point to an increased chance of developing the disease, and while some risk factors can’t be changed, there are others within your control, such as diet, exercise and sleep,” Boling says.
In our link for today, Boling breaks down five risk factors that people can look out for to reduce the risk of dementia.
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Alzheimer’s in the pandemic
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Beyond the U.S. deaths caused directly by the novel coronavirus, more than 134,200 people have died of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia since March. That is 13,200 more U.S. deaths caused by dementia than expected compared with previous years, according to an analysis of federal data by The Washington Post.
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Is Alzheimer’s a public health crisis?
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One in 10 people over the age of 65 has Alzheimer’s dementia, and 1 in 3 seniors dies from complications from the disease, which kills more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.
See this and other interesting data in the article from theadvocate.com in our link below.
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Now there is an education for Alzheimer’s and dementia care
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Caring People eases the strife experienced by families whose loved ones suffer from dementia with an industry-leading program designed specifically to provide Alzheimer’s and dementia care. The company’s certified dementia professionals administer holistic therapeutic services that include music therapy, aromatherapy, yoga, meditation, validation therapy, pet therapy, and clinical evaluations.
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Artificial Intelligence and Alzheimer’s
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A team led by Dr Laura Ferraiuolo of The University of Sheffield have found that AI could be used to assess and monitor potential patients. Specifically, machines could be programmed to recognise Alzheimer’s by looking at an image of a patient’s brain, as well as assessing their movements and speech to determine if they are likely to be suffering from the condition before symptoms progress.
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