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Not a Still Life
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Check out the pages of this website by a retired elementary school teacher who has made the most of living within the limitations that fate sent her way. After being diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer's Disease, Donna Beveridge took her first painting class and fell in love with watercolor. She changed her doctor to one more supportive of what she could do and achieve, and she decided to tell her experience through paint. She became an advocate for others with the disease by helping to publicize useful programs and develop new programs for people with dementia and their caregivers.
Important Finding Made about Alzheimer's Disease
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Researchers working independently of each other at two different universities believe they've discovered something about Alzheimer's Disease that will be useful in developing treatments for the disease. An article in the New York Times describes the finding--- namely, how the distorted protein that results in brain cell death is transmitted to other cells and areas of the brain. Read about what the researchers discovered and how, as well as what they expect a useful mode of treatment would have to do.
New Book Gives Voice to Wisdom from Our Elders
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Realizing that the older people among us have acquired a lot of wisdom over the years about living and that they might be willing to share what they've learned with folks younger than themselves, Karl Pillemer of Cornell University interviewed nearly 1,500 people aged 65 and older. He shares the results in a book, 30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans. A recent PBS News Hour interview with Pillemer also includes brief clips of two of Pillemer's interviewees, ages 86 and 101. Jean Brody of the New York Times shares a few personal thoughts and provides a summary of advice from 30 Lessons for Living, along with this link to many of the interviews.
Nutritious Food Also Appears to Benefit the Brain
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Yahoo! News reports that a new study of elderly folks indicates that a healthy diet, resulting in more of certain nutrients and omega-3 fatty acids in the bloodstream, can be beneficial to people's brains, both for physical volume and for people's performance on tests of cognition. Though the study still needs confirmation, one of its researchers is excited "to think that people could potentially stop their brains from shrinking and keep them sharp by adjusting their diet."
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