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Alzheimer’S Risk: Middle-Age-Lifestyle Changes Improve Motivation And Memory, Michelle Decker
Alzheimer’S Risk: Middle-Age-Lifestyle Changes Improve Motivation And Memory, Michelle Decker
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects nearly 5.4 million individuals in the U.S. every year. With an increasing number of AD patients and no known cure, understanding genetic and environmental risk factors is key to prevention.
Although genetics is a key risk factor for AD, 50-60% of risk factors are environmental. This means that lifestyle/behavioral changes are the best approach to preventing early on-set Alzheimer's disease (due to non-genetic risks).
An online database and smartphone app were created that provide users with an easy source of information about AD prevention behaviors. Two benchmark results of this study were the effect on intrinsic …
Link Between Cognitive Status And Motivation To Make Lifestyle Changes To Prevent Alzheimer’S Disease: The Gray Matters Study, Randi Hovey, Austin Dopp
Link Between Cognitive Status And Motivation To Make Lifestyle Changes To Prevent Alzheimer’S Disease: The Gray Matters Study, Randi Hovey, Austin Dopp
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Research on prevention strategies have shown promising results for delaying onset of Alzheimer's disease with simple lifestyle changes.
Preventable medical conditions linked to increase risk for AD include:
- high blood pressure
- sedentary lifestyle
- poorly managed diabetes
Several behavioral factors have been associated with risk of developing the disease. These include:
- sleep quality
- stress-management
- social engagement
- cognitive activity
Although there are known genetic factors, current estimates attribute less than 35% of all diagnoses to heredity alone.
Impact Of Military Sexual Trauma On Ptsd And Relationship Quality, Danielle Christensen
Impact Of Military Sexual Trauma On Ptsd And Relationship Quality, Danielle Christensen
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- 25% of women Veterans report military sexual trauma (MST)
- MST includes contact (e.g., rape) and non-contact (e.g., harassment) assault
- MST is highly correlated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- PTSD symptoms include nightmares, family problems, insomnia, irritability, depression, and hypervigilence
- MST is more likely to cause PTSD than deadly combat experiences
- PTSD severity is negatively associated with relationship quality
- Problematic as relationship quality is a protective factor against PTSD-related dysfunction
- Physical touch and intimacy are integral in romantic relationships
- However, touch apprehension following sexual trauma has not been studied in those with MST
- To promote well-being and buffer against distress, we …