I noticed a great writeup by Michael Simpson, CEO of Skeptical Raptor, on this topic. Simpson does a great job of addressing the primary issues that come up when scientists attempt to do research in this area: First of all, the studies rely on self-reported measures. The…
Teddy Mac was a professional singer for his entire adult life. At age 80 he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and he started to decline and become…
Early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease include difficulty remembering recent events, problems solving problems or completing familiar tasks, difficulty…
It is important for those afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia to have meaningful interactions with others, and to feel loved…
It’s not completely clear what causes Alzheimer’s disease but from what we can tell, no one is completely safe from the disease. Even very famous people…
A recent correlational study looked at the occurrence of viral diseases in patients, and how this could predict Alzheimer’s later in life. If they are…
Sorry it looks like I’ve made a mistake in blindly trusting a research study. I have two biases: first I am very skeptical about scientific research…
Update: this post is probably mostly wrong (sorry!). I made an updated post that I stand behind. Obesity doesn’t seem to be a strong predictor of…
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