Show Topic: Parkinson’s Disease – Know the Signs
Co-Hosts: Judy Gaman, Mark Anderson, Walter Gaman
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Today’s show is on Parkinson’s Disease.
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(Connect) Judy had a grandmother with Parkinson’s. Docs share any personal experiences in their families or friends.
(Inspire) Great information out there National Parkinson’s Foundation, Parkinson’s.org or free helpline 1.800.473-4636
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New study out of Yale School of Public Health shows that people who have a negative outlook on getting older actually have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease. Researchers looked at healthy, dementia-free subjects from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. They used MRIs to look at the hippocampus in the brain. This is what controls memory. If the hippocampus is smaller it can mean that the patient will develop or has Alzheimer’s. In the study, patients who were negative about aging had a decline in the hippocampus. As part of the study, researchers also looked at brains through autopsies looking for amyloid plaques and tangles, two things commonly found in Alzheimer’s patients. One could think that perhaps the smaller hippocampus was the cause of the negative thinking, but the attitudes on aging were measured on average of 28 years earlier. Keep in mind that the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging is the nation’s longest-running scientific study when it comes to aging, so we are now able to gather incredible data from the participants.
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About tease – Coming up – we are going to have an in-depth discussion on Parkinson’s – What is it, the symptoms, and the risks of developing it.
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Today’s show is all about Parkinsons.
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Define: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative brain disorder that progresses slowly in most people. What happens is a person's brain slowly stops producing a neurotransmitter called dopamine. Causing a person to have less and less ability to regulate their movements, body and emotions.
Parkinson's disease itself is not fatal. Most people's symptoms take years to develop, and they live for years with the disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rated complications from PD as the 14th top cause of death in the United States.
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We are talking all hour about Parkinson’s Disease.
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Research and medication options:
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Coming up Medical Mania Trivia and then at the end of the show - Dementia Defender Riddle of the day – your chance to win a free copy of the book Age to Perfection. Follow us on Twitter @StayYoungMedia
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