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Preventing Alzheimer's Disease: 7 Risks to Consider
Ask most folks to name their biggest fear about growing old and chances are they won't say gray hair and wrinkles, but the devastating loss of their mental capacity. Alzheimer's disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of all dementias, striking as many as 5 million Americans.
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Brain Health Information
- ADHD Information
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ADHD
ADHD is characterized by developmentally inappropriate levels of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity and affects at least one child in every classroom. more »
ADHD News
Study: A Third of Autistic Children Also Have ADHD
Study: Pollution Exposure Associated With ADHD in Children
- Alzheimer's Disease Information
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Alzheimer's Disease
This progressive disease damages nerve cells in parts of the brain involved in memory, learning, language, and reasoning. In early stages, short-term memory begins to fail. Over time, functions such as long-term memory, language, and judgment decline. more »
Alzheimer's Disease News
Concussion Damage Looks Much Like Early Alzheimer's: Study
Saturated Fat May Make the Brain Vulnerable to Alzheimer's
Scientists Find New Clues to Early Onset Alzheimer's
Study: Low Blood Pressure May Weaken Brains of Some Heart Patients
- Brain Tumor Information
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Brain Tumor
Most brain tumors in children are primary tumors, meaning they arise in the brain. In adults, most are metastatic or secondary tumors, meaning the cancer has spread to the brain from the breast, lung, or other part of the body. Nearly 1 in 4 people with cancer will get a secondary brain tumor. more »
Brain Tumor News
Health Buzz: Dental X-rays Linked to Brain Tumors
The Latest Brain Discoveries From Alzheimer's to Autism to Stroke
- Stroke Information
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Stroke
Medicine has made great strides in diagnosing and treating stroke, in which a blood vessel carrying oxygen and other nutrients to the brain becomes blocked or suddenly bursts. As a result, the death rate has dropped even as the number of strokes has risen. more »
Stroke News
Even 'Silent' Strokes Can Harm Memory, Thinking
U.S. Doctors' Group Labels Obesity a Disease
