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Post-Menopausal With A Family History Of Dementia
I follow  news closely because of selfish worry I may develop dementia following the loss of both parents to this devastating brain disease. My middle-aged siblings and I are -children of dementia. A history lesson may be in order for perspective. The German physician Alois Alzheimer studied Auguste Deter in 1906; you can think of Auguste as dementia’s patient zero. Dr. Alzheimer worked to understand...
November 8, 2024
Catching Skin Cancer Early Saves Lives
Maybe it’s a mottled brownish spot of skin that’s changed size or color, or a mole that’s suddenly become uneven and asymmetric. And suddenly you're worried. Maybe we have skin that developed new coloration ranging from white, pink, and red to bluish-black. Skin cancer is a serious health concern, and it doesn’t discriminate. Anyone, at any age, can be affected. Let me say that again: anyone can get...
December 7, 2021
New Blood Test Detects Alzheimer’s 30 Years in Advance
About 5.7 million Americans currently suffer from -Alzheimer’s disease-, the most common form of dementia. Up until recently, doctors had no way of detecting the disease until symptoms had already presented and the disease was well underway. Now, -a simple blood test might be able to detect the presence of plaque-forming proteins decades in advance-, long before the disease they cause begins to develop....
September 3, 2018