“Wait, what did you say?” Learning about Alzheimer’s and Dementias – April 16, 2013
Get a snapshot of speaker Malgorzata (Goisa) Franczak, MD as she discusses important points that everyone should know about Alzheimer’s and Dementia at our Science Café.
Some take away points from her talk:
- Broad spectrum of different diseases
- Dementia is general term, but most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease.
- Today there are 5.4 million people in America living with Alzheimer’s disease.
- Some genes are predictive of Alzheimer’s, but hard to tell what do with information
- Age is most powerful risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease.
- Slow progression of development of disease
- Keep your mind active and engaged