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Wednesday, 18 April 2012 |
THE NUMBERS ARE STAGGERING!
Stroke is the Number One cause of disability and Third leading cause of death in the United States. What so few are aware of is that it is 80% Preventable (The most preventable of all catastrophic medical conditions), but only if you act F.A.S.T.
GET INVOLVED!
Support the mission of the Delaware Valley Stroke Council to reduce the incidence of Stroke by education and communicating to the public how to reduce Stroke risk and recognize Stroke symptoms. Register to participate in the Dr. Howard Mazer Memorial Strides for Stroke 5K Run/Walk! Registration begins at 7am on June 10, 2012, and the race starts promptly at 8:30am.
BETTER YET...START A TEAM
It's easy and fun. Follow the directions and gather friends, family, dogs or whoever else would like to support the cause!
All funds raised will help the DVSC fulfill our vital mission intended to raise awareness about Stroke in the Delaware Valley as well as to advocate and support Stroke survivors and their caretakers.
Join us for The 18th Annual Dr. Howard Mazer Memorial Strides for Stroke, a benefit event for the Delaware Valley Stroke Council that raises money for stroke survivors and caregivers as well as region-wide stroke prevention educational events and screenings. Stroke is the 3rd leading cause of death and the number one cause of adult disability in the USA.
Your participation in this event contributes to much needed funding for the advancement of stroke prevention education in the Greater Delaware Valley. Our goal is to reduce the incidence and impact of stroke and improve the lives of stroke survivors through heightened public awareness, community education, legislative and patient advocacy.
This scenic run/walk takes place along the Martin Luther King Highway in Philadelphia against the beautiful backdrop of the Philadelphia Art Museum. Enjoy food and entertainment with old friends and new as you fight against the threat of strokes. Sign up for $25 at Click Here to Signup
before June 9th and $30 on race day.
Registration begins at 7:00 am
Opening Ceremonies at 8:00 am
Run/Walk begins at 8:30 am
Feel free to call the DVSC office at (215) 772-9040 if you have any questions.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 23 April 2012 )
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Thursday, 16 February 2012 |
A new study, which will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 64th Annual Meeting in New Orleans, April 21st to April 28th, reveals that the amount of shut-eye people sleep may later affect their memory's function and the risk of Alzheimer's.
Study author, Yo-El Ju, M.D., from the University School of Medicine, St. Louis, and a member of the American Academy of Neurology, explained:
"Disrupted sleep appears to be associated with the build-up of amyloid plaques, a hallmark marker of Alzheimer's disease, in the brains of people without memory problems. Further research is needed to determine why this is happening and whether sleep changes may predict cognitive decline."
To determine their findings, the authors analyzed the sleep patterns of 100 patients, aged between 45 and 80, who did not show any signs of dementia. 50% of these patients had a history of Alzheimer's disease in their families, the other 50% did not have any history of Alzheimer's disease in their families.
The researchers placed a monitor on the patients in order to record their sleep for 2 weeks. They were also asked to record their sleeping habits and fill out surveys.
The study determined that 25% of the patients showed signs of amyloid plaques, which predict Alzheimer's in the future, and can be seen many years before they are diagnosed with the progressive disease. The mean amount of time the participants slept during the study was 8 hours. However, the average was reduced - to 6.5 hours - because of disruptions in their sleep throughout the night.
The people who did not wake up frequently during the night were 5 times less likely to possess the amyloid plaque build-up than the people who did not sleep well. The people who did not sleep well were also found to have a greater chance of having the "markers" of early stage Alzheimer's. This means, those who spent 85% of their time in bed, sleeping soundly, have a lower risk of Alzheimer's than those who spent 85% of the time in bed tossing and turning.
Ju concludes:
"The association between disrupted sleep and amyloid plaques is intriguing, but the information from this study can't determine a cause-effect relationship or the direction of this relationship. We need longer-term studies, following individuals' sleep over years, to determine whether disrupted sleep leads to amyloid plaques, or whether brain changes in early Alzheimer's disease lead to changes in sleep.
Our study lays the groundwork for investigating whether manipulating sleep is a possible strategy in the prevention or slowing of Alzheimer's disease"
This study was funded by the Ellison Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
Written By Christine Kearney
Medical News Today |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 16 February 2012 )
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Tuesday, 17 January 2012 |
A human's ability to remember data, to reason, and understand things properly can start to worsen at the age of 45 years, and not 60 as many had believed, researchers from France and the United Kingdom reported in the BMJ (British Medical Journal). According to prior studies, cognitive decline, if it does occur, will generally not do so before the age of sixty. Many experts had wondered whether the deterioration might not start sooner.
Study leader, Archana Singh-Manoux, at the Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health, France, and researchers from University College London in the UK, believe that..:
"..understanding cognitive aging will be one
of the challenges of this century."
The authors stress that identifying cognitive decline onset is crucial for effective medical interventions. In other words, the earlier-on cognitive deterioration can be spotted, the better medical treatments tend to be.
Singh-Manoux and team observed 2,192 females and 5,198 males from 1997 to 2007. All the subjects were civil servants aged from forty-five to seventy years - they formed part of the Whitehall II cohort study (a UK study), which had started in 1985.
Over the ten-year period, all study-participants had their cognitive functions assessed. This included testing for:
* Memory
* Vocabulary
* Aural comprehension skills (listening skills)
* Visual comprehension skills. The journal cites as examples, remembering as many words as possible that started with the letter "S" (phonemic fluency), or recalling as many animal names as possible (semantic fluency).
Factors which might impact on their findings were taken into account, such as the participant's level of education.
They found that cognitive scores dropped in all categories, except for vocabulary. The older the participant, the faster their decline was likely to be.
From 1997 to 2007, mental reasoning among the males aged 45-49 dropped by 3.6%, and 9.6% in the 65-70 age group (males). Among females, the decline was 3.6% for those aged 45-49, and 7.4% among those aged 65-70.
The authors wrote:
"Robust evidence showing cognitive decline before the age of 60 has important ramifications because it demonstrates the importance of promoting healthy lifestyles, particularly cardiovascular health, as there is emerging evidence that 'what is good for our hearts is also good for our heads'."
There are certain risk factors linked to cognitive decline, such as hypertension, obesity, and high cholesterol levels. Targeting patients with known risk factors might not only protect their hearts, but also prevent dementia from developing later on.
Accompanying Editorial
In the same journal, Francine Grodstein, Associate Professor of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, wrote:
"(The study) has profound implications for prevention of dementia
and public health."
Grodstein believes more creative research is required, using computer cognitive assessments and telephone assessments.
Written by Christian Nordqvist
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