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Anchor lead: Many people with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease may not actually have it, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’ve been told you have Alzheimer’s disease and are taking medications that may help, it’s possible you really don’t have Alzheimer’s …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
