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Not sure how scientifically validated this test is but this piece gives you a great understanding of what our mind is capable of.
If you just imagine how great you understand a wide variety of people, speaking with different voices, accents, rhythms but you get what they say and then compare to the outcomes of your spoken searches on your cellphone, siri, or google, the technology has some way to go to catch up with our wonderful brain.
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Caregivers are “killing themselves” to help patients. Here is what recent research shows:
What the study found is that there is an overwhelming need for support services such as respite and home care, adult daycare, companion services, and parallel doctor’s visits.
Caregivers to those suffering with Alzheimer’s perform daily living activities, such as hygiene, dressing, feeding, shopping, household chores, meal preparation, and transportation.
They help with medical needs, manage finances, keep a constant watch on behavioral changes or safety concerns. This often leaves little time to pay attention to their own needs and health issues.
The study showed that 60.6 percent of participants delayed treatment and 58.6 percent had worsening medical conditions.
These conditions included depression, stress, blood pressure, anxiety, and physical pain, including arthritis.
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It is time to recognize the caregivers for our Alzheimer patients as this task can be very exhausting. Look at the video below:
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Professor Martins AO, Foundation Professor of Ageing and Alzheimer’s, Edith Cowan University, Perth is one of the world’s leading Alzheimer’s researchers. His new book ‘Understanding Alzheimer’s: the complete Australian guide to the management and prevention of Alzheimer’s’ is released in September to coincide with World Alzheimer’s month.
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Recent research has shown that it is possible to restore the brain function from old mice back to that of young mice. This was done by increasing the level of protein RbAp48 in old mice. It is an encouraging development although still further research will be necesarry to study the impact in Humans and to figure out if this solution may also restore other parts of the brain.
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