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Professional help for mature adults and their caring but exhausted families.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Sunday, July 21, 2013
INSERM-French Governments Health Research Agency Report
Carole Dufouil, scientist at INSERM, reports at the Alzheimer's Assoc. International Conference
in Boston, MA the "use it or lose it" theory about brainpower and staying mentally sharp is true.
The largest study, half a million people in France, found that delaying retirement lessens the risk of developing a variety of dementia's.
The risk of getting dementia was reduced by 3.2 percent for each week worked which was
related to staying physically active, mentally challenged and socially connected. The workers
surveyed had an average age of 74 and had been retired for an average of 12 years. People
who retired at age 65 showed about a 15 percent lower risk of developing dementia compared
to those who retired at age 60. Researchers eliminated people who developed dementia within
5 years of their retirement to rule out the possibility that they retired because of memory
decline. So continue to work as long as you are physically able and/or work part time after
you officially retire. reported by: The Associated Press
in Boston, MA the "use it or lose it" theory about brainpower and staying mentally sharp is true.
The largest study, half a million people in France, found that delaying retirement lessens the risk of developing a variety of dementia's.
The risk of getting dementia was reduced by 3.2 percent for each week worked which was
related to staying physically active, mentally challenged and socially connected. The workers
surveyed had an average age of 74 and had been retired for an average of 12 years. People
who retired at age 65 showed about a 15 percent lower risk of developing dementia compared
to those who retired at age 60. Researchers eliminated people who developed dementia within
5 years of their retirement to rule out the possibility that they retired because of memory
decline. So continue to work as long as you are physically able and/or work part time after
you officially retire. reported by: The Associated Press
Friday, July 12, 2013
New Dementia Medication Shows Promise
A study by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston and the Alzhiemer's Disease Cooperative Study reported on testing of 2,052 patients taking solanezumb was submitted at a
recent meeting of the Ameican Neurological Ass. in Boston, MA.
"The experimental medicine, solanezumba, improved by 34%, the cognitive skills of patients with mild Alzheimer's disease . Solanezumba which is in late stage testing is one of several experimental drugs designed to remove beta-amyloid from the brain. Beta-amyloid is believed to have a toxic
effect on normal brain function."
recent meeting of the Ameican Neurological Ass. in Boston, MA.
"The experimental medicine, solanezumba, improved by 34%, the cognitive skills of patients with mild Alzheimer's disease . Solanezumba which is in late stage testing is one of several experimental drugs designed to remove beta-amyloid from the brain. Beta-amyloid is believed to have a toxic
effect on normal brain function."
Saturday, July 6, 2013
"The Changes of Aging."
On Sunday, 7-7-13, at 10 AM I'll be the guest speaker at St Boniface Church in Waukee, IA
We'll be discussing "The Changes of Aging." Hope to see you there.
We'll be discussing "The Changes of Aging." Hope to see you there.
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