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The political parties are united when the topic is fighting Alzheimer’s
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Benefits of a bracelet for people with dementia
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L.A. Found, equips potential wanderers with trackable bracelets that, when activated by search crews, transmit a radio signal to handheld receivers placed in several Sheriff’s Department cruisers and helicopters. The battery-operated bracelets are available to anyone with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or autism.
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800% increase in alzheimer’s in latinos in Chicago
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Researchers do not fully understand why older Latino and black adults are at increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Genetics, level of education, coincidence of chronic disease, like diabetes, and stress are all suspected factors, as is an inactive lifestyle and poor nutrition.
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Star Trek potential this cure!
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Death rate from Alzheimer’s has increased 55% over 15 years
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Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia, affects about 5.5 million Americans – a number that’s expected to balloon to 13.8 million by 2050.
As the incidence of people living with the neurodegenerative disease has gone up, the death rate has as well.
Between 1999 and 2014, the rate of deaths related to Alzheimer’s in the US increased 55 percent, to 25.4 deaths per 100,000 people, according to data released Friday from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
But there is also good news:
A Global Plan on Dementia has been adopted by the WHO, this is a big deal!
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Let’s MOVE with the Alzheimer’s research
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Researchers urge FDA to lower the bar — a little — on Alzheimer’s drug approvals
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