Seeing eye to eye on Alzheimer’s

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“Changes in the visual system, and the eye itself, can parallel changes in the brain, and are more easily detected with some of the tools we use every day in clinic,” Van Stavern told Medscape Medical News.

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Refresh that new year’s resolution

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Numerous studies suggest being overweight during middle age increases the risk of developing Alzheimer’s. A new study by the National Institutes of Health found that people who are obese at age 50 may develop, or have a higher risk for, younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease.

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War on Alzheimer’s

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We understood the need to stick our hands in the hornet’s nest of Afghanistan and to fumigate the wasp’s nest in Iraq.

We wholly support the vital effort to exterminate Islamic terrorists and prevent the murderous regimes of Iran and North Korea from obtaining deployable nuclear weapons.

We enthusiastically back the strengthening of our military, weakened by years of neglect and even antipathy, to combat these and other serious threats around the world.

But we implore our leaders in Washington to also declare war on Alzheimer’s.

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Funding Alzheimer’s with some spare change

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“While spare change doesn’t seem like a lot, automatically rounding up one’s transaction adds up to about $50 per month on average,” Tokarsky said. “Just think about it. Does it really make sense for millions of people to wait around to die from a horrible disease, simply because one can’t make a profit developing a cure? Doesn’t it make more sense to invest our spare change, regardless if we make money or lose it, but so that we have a pretty decent chance for a cure in 5, 10 or 15 years?”

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