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Anchor lead: Can much of Alzheimer’s disease be prevented? Elizabeth Tracey reports One-third of all cases of Alzheimer’s disease could be prevented if people exercised regularly, kept mentally engaged, didn’t smoke and controlled their blood pressure, a study presented at …

August 21, 2017 – Preventing Alzheimer’s Read more »

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This week’s topics include a novel vaccine delivery method, aspirin and preeclampsia, air pollution and mortality in seniors, and exercise and dementia. Program notes: 0:48 Acknowledge our listeners 1:48 Novel way to deliver flu vaccine 2:50 Side effects and effectiveness …

PodMed – Week of July 3, 2017 Read more »

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Anchor lead: Can assessments in middle age predict Alzheimer’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports Middle-aged people with more risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease also have more of a substance called amyloid, known to be associated with the disease, in their brains, …

May 17, 2017 – Plaque and Alzheimer’s Read more »

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This week’s topics include managing preeclampsia, diet soft drinks and stroke, autoimmune conditions and malaria, and fecal immunochemical testing and colorectal cancer. Program notes: 0:36 Malaria, lupus and MS 1:36 B-cell activating factor or BAF 2:34 Sickle cell anemia also …

PodMed – Week of May 1, 2017 Read more »

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Anchor lead: How does glucose in the brain affect the development of Alzheimer’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports People with Alzheimer’s disease have lower levels of glucose in their brain, researchers have known for some time. Now it appears that’s mediated …

March 30, 2017 – Glucose and Alzheimer’s Read more »

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Anchor lead: Taking too many medicines that affect the brain has consequences, Elizabeth Tracey reports At least three medicines that impact the brain- the number of older Americans who are on such a regimen has doubled over a decade, a …

March 23, 2017 – Brain Damage and Medicines Read more »