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Skin Test for Alzheimer
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Scientist are in the process and have encouraging results with a skin test that could detect alzheimer in an early stage. Important for detection but also to learn more about the disease.
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Forget the fried food to avoid Alzheimer
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Swapping that grilled beef burger for beef stew, or having poached salmon instead of fish and chips, could benefit more than just your waistline. New research suggests that avoiding foods that have been fried, grilled or smoked could help keep your risk of Alzheimer’s disease in check.
According to the study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Diseaseearlier this month, the culprit lies in a group of compounds called advanced glycation end products (AGEs) that are formed when foods are cooked or processed using high temperatures, or aged for a long time (such as hard cheese).
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Become a Dementia Friend
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The UK government has launched the Dementia Friends scheme, which has been adapted from a similar program in Japan that recruited three million volunteers.
Meanwhile about a million people have been trained as Dementia Friend.
Dementia signs
- Struggling to remember recent events
- Problems following conversations
- Forgetting the names of friends or objects
- Repeating yourself
- Problems with thinking or reasoning
- Confusion in familiar places
Sessions in workplaces and town halls across the country will explain what dementia is, what it is like to have the condition and what people can do to help if they meet someone with the symptoms.
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Your Pet and Alzheimer
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When you care for someone with Alzheimer it may be a good idea to take your pet along when you visit them.
The person with Alzheimer needs to like pets though but there are lots of benefits of letting the patient have contact with a pet. Read up about it in our link for today.
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New molecule identified that may delay Onset Alzheimer
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Scientists at the University of Cambridge have identified a crucial molecule that could put the brakes on the damage to the brain:
Samuel Cohen, who led the study at the University of Cambridge, said: “The big advantage is that we haven’t just come up with a drug and not really understood what it is doing. We’ve come up with a general strategy that could work.”
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