Scientists have identified a genetic form of Alzheimer’s disease in older people, pinpointing a gene of which some people carry two copies. The gene, called APOE4, is not only a risk factor but an underlying cause for the disease when found twice in a person’s DNA, researchers say. Finding a way to target APOE4 in treatment is crucial because Leqembi, the only drug found to slow the disease, causes dangerous side effects in people with the gene. The Associated Press has more.
An orthodox faithful Monk attends the Good Friday prayers at the Wukro Cherkos Rock Hewn church in Wukro, Tigray region, Ethiopia. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
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One ov the most diffikult, and at the sametime one ov the most necessary, things for us old phellows to know, is that we aint ov so mutch ackount now az we waz.
[One of the most difficult, and at the same time one of the most necessary, things for us old fellows to know, is that we aren’t of so much account now as we were.]
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I have to venture out again today. High ho, high ho, to the pharmacy I must go. It's a trip that I have to make at least every three months. I go and come home with a bag full of medicines.
Hmmm 💭 it all started many years ago when a kindly army doctor discovered that my blood pressure was higher than that of my contemporaries. He said, "here take one of these pills every day." Over the years, other kindly doctors have added a pill here and a pill there for different things. Until ... wait for it ... 🥁... I needed a pill organizer to keep track of the pills I'm taking. At first it was a simple device that would remind me whether or not I took my meds every day. Eventually, though, I needed a more advanced organizer which included morning and evening pills.
“Getting older is not an intellectually demanding process.” - Mokokoma Mokhonoana
if you know a program where I can write to prisoners, let me know. I hear that folks who receive mail experience less violence - getting mail reminds those around them that they are human. Wow.
Insurance companies and middle men are not paying us for our work. They fine us for every mistake we make or put us through so much hell we don't bother fighting back. And yet we love millionaires because they worked hard for their money. None of us will ever be one. The vast majority of Americans retire in poverty and die in poverty. #poverty#elderly#oldage#millionaires
I love how every generation thinks they can beat aging and ageism. Maybe we should take all generations seriously and not just the ones we think are cool. You loose out when you descriminate.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: It’s time to rethink what we call ‘old age’ https://flip.it/GvOivo#talkingpoint#discussion#oldage#ageism
Yes, I just increased the default font size on my computer edition of Mona so that I could read my feed better. 🙃 #OldAge#ReadersDidNotWork#GenX@MonaApp