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alzheimer's disease

gene may put women in ‘fast-lane’ toward alzheimer’s disease
the new research may explain why more women are diagnosed with alzheimer's than men.
dave yasvinski
alzheimer's disease
jul 4 2022
“this is one of a few and perhaps the strongest associations of a genetic risk factor for alzheimer’s that is specific to women,” said senior study author lindsay farrer.

covid-19 raises risk of alzheimer's, parkinson's and stroke: study
researchers also found that the risks were also similar to people who contracted other respiratory illnesses, like influenza.
dave yasvinski
coronavirus
jun 28 2022
researchers have known for some time that some symptoms of covid-19 resemble those of patients with neurological diseases. getty

imagine if the flu shot cut the chances of developing alzheimer’s disease?
while researchers haven’t figured out what it is about the flu vaccine that protects the brain, they found that other adult inoculations seem to be showing the same result.
dave yasvinski
alzheimer's disease
jun 27 2022
the disease is the most common cause of dementia, accounting for 60 to 80 per cent of all cases, and more than 747,000 canadians are currently living with alzheimer’s or another form of dementia. getty

canada spends millions on alzheimer's research. why are we still so far from a cure?
the 'silver tsunami' is coming, bringing with it steadily increasing rates of alzheimer's and dementia and the experts say canada is far from prepared.
robin roberts
alzheimer's disease
may 27 2022
while we wait on definitive causes and a cure, people living with alzheimer’s and other dementias, as well as their caregivers, need greater support. getty

a 'longevity success story': canada's growing 85-plus group makes us wonder what the key is to healthy aging
social isolation and loneliness takes years off your life, says laura tamblyn watts, founder, president and ceo of canage, a national seniors’ advocacy organization.
robin roberts
aging
may 13 2022
canadians are living longer and more healthily than ever. getty

living with dementia: what it feels like
refusing to let a devastating diagnosis hold him back, bob murray volunteers on patient advisory committees, does radio interviews and writes a blog.
emma jones
dementia
apr 19 2022
in canada, just over seven per cent of the population 65 and older is living with dementia. getty

senior living: how to reduce the risk of alzheimer’s
science broadcaster jay ingram shares his experience with the disease.
mike boone
世界杯决赛2022
apr 12 2022
you can help stave off alzheimer’s with certain lifestyle changes, ingram says.

why does my body twitch just as i am falling asleep?
a hypnic jerk is an involuntary muscle contraction that happens when we are in between wakefulness and sleep.
nick beare
sleep
apr 8 2022
sleep spasms happen during the hypnagogic state — the period of transition between wakefulness and sleep. getty
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gene may put women in ‘fast-lane’ toward alzheimer’s disease
the new research may explain why more women are diagnosed with alzheimer's than men.
dave yasvinski
alzheimer's disease
jul 4 2022
“this is one of a few and perhaps the strongest associations of a genetic risk factor for alzheimer’s that is specific to women,” said senior study author lindsay farrer.

covid-19 raises risk of alzheimer's, parkinson's and stroke: study
researchers also found that the risks were also similar to people who contracted other respiratory illnesses, like influenza.
dave yasvinski
coronavirus
jun 28 2022
researchers have known for some time that some symptoms of covid-19 resemble those of patients with neurological diseases. getty

imagine if the flu shot cut the chances of developing alzheimer’s disease?
while researchers haven’t figured out what it is about the flu vaccine that protects the brain, they found that other adult inoculations seem to be showing the same result.
dave yasvinski
alzheimer's disease
jun 27 2022
the disease is the most common cause of dementia, accounting for 60 to 80 per cent of all cases, and more than 747,000 canadians are currently living with alzheimer’s or another form of dementia. getty

canada spends millions on alzheimer's research. why are we still so far from a cure?
the 'silver tsunami' is coming, bringing with it steadily increasing rates of alzheimer's and dementia and the experts say canada is far from prepared.
robin roberts
alzheimer's disease
may 27 2022
while we wait on definitive causes and a cure, people living with alzheimer’s and other dementias, as well as their caregivers, need greater support. getty
powered by
canadian centre for caregiving excellence

a 'longevity success story': canada's growing 85-plus group makes us wonder what the key is to healthy aging
social isolation and loneliness takes years off your life, says laura tamblyn watts, founder, president and ceo of canage, a national seniors’ advocacy organization.
robin roberts
aging
may 13 2022
canadians are living longer and more healthily than ever. getty

living with dementia: what it feels like
refusing to let a devastating diagnosis hold him back, bob murray volunteers on patient advisory committees, does radio interviews and writes a blog.
emma jones
dementia
apr 19 2022
in canada, just over seven per cent of the population 65 and older is living with dementia. getty

senior living: how to reduce the risk of alzheimer’s
science broadcaster jay ingram shares his experience with the disease.
mike boone
世界杯决赛2022
apr 12 2022
you can help stave off alzheimer’s with certain lifestyle changes, ingram says.

why does my body twitch just as i am falling asleep?
a hypnic jerk is an involuntary muscle contraction that happens when we are in between wakefulness and sleep.
nick beare
sleep
apr 8 2022
sleep spasms happen during the hypnagogic state — the period of transition between wakefulness and sleep. getty
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obesity canada

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