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First Look: $100M tower to put SA at center of brain health research
Read full article: First Look: $100M tower to put SA at center of brain health researchUT Health San Antonio plans to begin construction soon on a multistory tower in the heart of the South Texas Medical Center that will be home to its $100 million Center for Brain Health.
Rivalry between brothers turns hatred over beans, reluctancy to shave into Alzheimerās fundraiser
Read full article: Rivalry between brothers turns hatred over beans, reluctancy to shave into Alzheimerās fundraiserThe Alzheimerās Association San Antonio & South Texas Chapter had a successful year last year, and that was in part due to a fundraising effort for the group started as a sibling rivalry on social media.
Walk to End Alzheimerās raising funds, helping San Antonio families with Alzheimerās Disease
Read full article: Walk to End Alzheimerās raising funds, helping San Antonio families with Alzheimerās DiseaseSAN ANTONIO ā Around the world, 50 million people are living with Alzheimerās Disease and other dementias. Alzheimerās is a degenerative brain disease and the most common form of dementia, and right now there is no cure. San Antonio organizations are working not only to fund research, but help local families weather the challenges. And it shook my world,ā Nia Mostacero said. On top of the local research money raised from the walk the funds will help support caregivers information session support groups and the helpline.
Walk to End Alzheimerās to take place virtually on Saturday
Read full article: Walk to End Alzheimerās to take place virtually on SaturdayThe Walk To End Alzeimerās will take place this Saturday, Oct. 10 and the woman organizing it knows all too well how difficult this disease is. My dad passed away from COVID on July 19 and my mom passed away Aug. 4,ā Gibbons said. She doesnāt want the fight to end Alzeimerās to end. āAfter seeing my parents go through it, we understand, so itās all gonna be virtual,ā Gibbons said. There will be a ceremony for the Walk To End Alzeimerās and the walk will take place at 9:30 a.m.āThey can walk wherever they want to, it doesnāt matter where they live, they can live out of state and still walk with us,ā Gibbons said.
Negative thinking linked to dementia in later life, but you can learn to be more positive
Read full article: Negative thinking linked to dementia in later life, but you can learn to be more positiveA new study found that repetitive negative thinking in later life was linked to cognitive decline and greater deposits of two harmful proteins responsible for Alzheimer's disease. Negative thinking behaviors such as rumination about the past and worry about the future were measured in over 350 people over the age of 55 over a two-year period. "Taken alongside other studies, which link depression and anxiety with dementia risk, we expect that chronic negative thinking patterns over a long period of time could increase the risk of dementia," Marchant said. The researchers suggest that mental training practices such as meditation might help promoting positive thinking while reducing negative thoughts, and they plan future studies to test their hypothesis. That's probably because optimists tend to have better health habits, said cardiologist Dr. Alan Rozanski, a professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, who studies optimism's health impacts.