Risk and Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease
Eric Reiman, MD, executive director at the Banner Alzheimer's Institute.
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Text: Eric Reiman, MD - Executive Dir. Banner Alzheimer’s Institute
Audio: “I’m Dr. Eric Reiman, Executive Director of the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute. Some of the risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease include…”
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Text: Factors Similar to Heart Disease, Certain Inherited Genes, Older Age
Audio: “…older age, certain inherited genes and some of the same risk factors that increase a person’s risk of heart disease.”
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Audio: “Research suggests that some of the same lifestyle behaviors that help people maintain a healthy heart…”
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Audio: “…may also help them maintain a healthy brain and lower their risk of Alzheimer’s.”
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Audio: “These healthy lifestyle behaviors include…”
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Audio: “…aerobic exercise such as running, walking or riding a bicycle.”
Image: A couple sharing a hammock, reading a book.
Audio: “Mentally-stimulating activities like solving puzzles, reading books, or taking classes.”
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Audio: “Socially stimulating activities…”
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Audio: “…a Mediterranean diet rich in fish…”
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Audio: “…green leafy vegetables, nuts and…”
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Audio: “…fruits containing omega-3 fatty acids…”
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Audio: “…and vitamins E and C…”
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Audio: “…maintaining a healthy body weight…”
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Audio: “...and controlling your blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels.”
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Audio: “Researchers are now studying a growing number of investigational medication and immunization treatments to see if they can slow down or even halt the progression of the disease in affected patients.”
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Audio: “If they are found to be safe and well-tolerated, some of these treatments just might have a chance to dramatically lower the risk of Alzheimer’s or even prevent it completely.”
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Audio: “Right now it takes too many years to evaluate promising prevention therapies in a clinical trial.”
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Audio: “We’ve been working on a way to test these treatments much more quickly with the hope of finding dramatically effective …”
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Audio: “…risk-lowering and prevention therapies without having to lose a generation.”
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Audio: “Finding effective treatments to end Alzheimer’s is an urgent priority for us all.”
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