Plus, four things you’ve got the option to do today to help protect your brain health.
Alzheimer’s is a degenerative brain disease resulting from cell damage that has dementia symptoms and worsens over time.
“Prevention doesn’t start in older age; it exists along the healthcare continuum from pediatrics to adulthood.
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“Scientists are learning more about how to prevent cognitive decline before changes to the brain have begun.
But you need not wait until then to start making mental (and physical!)
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Alzheimer’s Association.Dementia vs. Alzheimer’s disease: What’s the difference?
National Institutes of Health.
National Institute on Aging.What causes Alzheimer’s disease?
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Smoking and Tobacco Use.How to quit smoking.
