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Eric J. Hall

Eric J. Hall

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AFA Founder, CEO
posted 11/17/2009, comment (1)

Get Screened!

Sometimes unsolicited calls on busy, busy days let you know you're making a difference. So it was one day this past summer. I, along with my staff at the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA), were in the thick of planning our events to commemorate National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month in November. By sheer coincidence, a call came in... Read moreChevron
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Dorian Martin

Dorian Martin

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Alzheimer's Caregiver
posted 10/07/2009, comments (7)

The Bruising Saga Between Football and Alzheimer's Continues

For a significant portion of my life, football has reigned supreme.  My allegiance in my early years went to the Denver Broncos, who my parents avidly began supporting during the 1960s despite the team’s dismal record. Then we moved to Texas, long known as a football powerhouse. And I ended up attending Odessa Permian High School,... Read moreChevron
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Dorian Martin

Dorian Martin

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Alzheimer's Caregiver
posted 09/21/2009, comments (3)

Alzheimer's Prevention: Exercise or Crosswords?

I have a vivid memory of my mom during much of my adult life. Every morning, she’d pick up the newspapers (my parents subscribed to two daily papers) and quickly found the section with the crossword puzzles. Mom would then proceed to work her way through the clues, carefully putting each letter in the box. A few times, I was up ahead of... Read moreChevron
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Christine Kennard

Christine Kennard

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posted 09/17/2009, comments (2)

Rethinking the Cause of Alzheimer's

For the past 20 years both the focus of attention and hopes for treating Alzheimer's disease have centered on destroying or preventing fatty amyloid plaques in the brain. People with Alzheimer's tend to accumulate plaques in the brain, so it has always been assumed these were a major cause of dementia. As a result, a number of clinical trials were... Read moreChevron
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Dharma S Khalsa, MD

Dharma S Khalsa, MD

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Pioneer in Alzheimer Prevention via holistic medicine since 1993
posted 09/10/2009, comments (2)

Why Taking Care of Your Brain is Just as Important as Taking Care of Your Body

I've just finished reading a pretty scientific article and want to share it with you. It highlights the importance of really focusing on taking care of your brain and not just your body. In the article, researchers uncovered an early disruption in the process of memory formation in people as they age who exhibit some early brain changes associated... Read moreChevron
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This video animation shows how beta amyloid plaques are created in Alzheimer's patients and how they affect the progress of the disease.

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