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Alzheimer's: Signs, Symptoms, and Stages
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive fatal illness that causes areas of the brain to shrink. The resulting symptoms start with memory loss and other cognitive deficits, advancing to major personality changes and eventual loss of control over bodily functions. with the song by The Verve into the half life as sound trak
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Featuring Elisabeth and David Schalk, this video was created to help the Alzheimer's Association (www.alz.org) lobby for funding for research into a cure for Alzheimer's Disease. They share what it is like to be afflicted with the disease and what it is like to be a caregiver.
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Senile dementia is not a direct consequence of aging. Alzheimer's Disease is more prevalent in the elderly, but the healthy aging brain and mind can be as vital as it was decades before.
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Terry Pratchett's speech to the Alzheimer's Research Trust as he donates one million dollars to the cause, and discussing having Alzheimer's, the effect on his writing, eating voles, and Dirty Harry the crack dealer.
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Dr. Douglas Galasko, discusses clinical research pertaining to Alzheimer's disease and neurological problems associated with aging in this presentation by Stein Institute for Research on Aging. Series: "SIRA (Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging)" [11/2002] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 6008]
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Aluminum, a toxic metal, creates havoc in human nervous systems. It is often found in the brains of Alzheimer's victims at levels 2-4 times greater than found in normal brains. Although scientists are uncertain about whether aluminum is a cause or a result of Alzheimer's, they are quite certain that this metal is highly toxic to humans. This video shows common ways aluminum enters human bodies.
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Hosts Drs. Geoff Sheean and Diane Shelton discuss the similarities of behaviors, symptoms and treatments of Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia in human seniors and senior companion pets. Series: "People & Pets: Common Diseases" [11/2002] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 6895]
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A cause that hits very close to home has brought retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor back to Washington. She's lobbying for more research and funding for Alzheimer's disease. (May 14)
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Poor editing? Sketchy sound? Bad acting? What more could you ask for with this video I made on the fly while visiting my brother in the hospital to test out my new camera.
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What puts you at risk for Alzheimer's disease? How can you prevent this killer? Based on the results of a four-year study of the medical research literature on Alzheimer s prevention, this video shows the key strategies of prevention. Simple, inexpensive, and easy, they work to prevent Alzheimer's and more!