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Meet the two ladies who have taken this initiative.
Read their inspiring story about how they managed to get the post office to issue an Alzheimer’s stamp that will bring in 50 million dollar once they all have been sold.
(To purchase the Alzheimer’s semipostal stamp, you can go to the U.S. Postal Service website, call 800-STAMP24 or go to your local post office.)
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The clinical guidelines related to the primary prevention of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have focused on the management of vascular risk factors. However, the link between vascular risk factors and AD in older adults remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the association between vascular risk factors and subsequent AD in 178,586 older adults (age ≥ 65 years).
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Researchers at the University of South Florida are participating in a national study to prevent Alzheimer’s before it hits. Tampa residents 55 and older are needed as volunteers for a research study that aims to delay or prevent symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
For information on joining the study, visit AHEADstudy.org.
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New findings suggest that late-onset Alzheimer’s Disease is driven by epigenetic changes—how and when certain genes are turned on and off—in the brain. Results were published today in Nature Genetics.
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Why are women diagnosed more with Alzheimer’s than men?
One study found menopause, which reduces estrogen levels in a women’s body, may be to blame. Scientists scanned the brains of women and men and found declines in estrogen were involved in Alzheimer’s abnormalities.
Another recent report found women with more belly fat had a higher risk for dementia than men with the same issue. Specifically, women with a higher waist circumference had a 39% increased risk of dementia in 15 years.
And researchers recently performed brain scans on more than 1,000 older adults and found women metabolized sugar better, which may help them compensate for dementia damage better causing a delayed diagnosis.
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