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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A new study says the leading cause of disability in older people in low and middle income countries is dementia. The researchers disagree with the World Health Organization which says blindness and

VOA标准英语2009年-Research Shows Appetite Hormone May He

Experts predict a global epidemic of Alzheimer's disease as the world's population ages. Their focus is now on a fat hormone that may indicate who is more likely to get Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia. By 2050, the number of people with Alzhei

VOA标准英语2012--Mental Stimulation Might Cut Dementia Risk

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First up, it's been called the largest collection of high-level terrorist information that US government has ever gotten hold of. US Navy Seals killed Osama Bin Laden when they raided his compound a year ago. They also took this huge collection of do

VOA慢速英语2012 Health Report - Dementia Cases May Triple by 2050 as World Ages

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VOA标准英语2011--Report: Dementia Not Being Identified Ea

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VOA标准英语2011--Studies Show Exercise Reduces Dementia R

Studies Show Exercise Reduces Dementia Risk Evidence continues to mount that physical exercise reduces a person's risk of dementia. In some of the latest research, scientists measure actual physical activity, rather than rely on people's imperfect me

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New research suggests a relatively simple blood test might make it possible to predict who is at a higher risk for developing dementia. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer's Disease, and currently, it can only be definitively diagnosed in a

美国国家公共电台 NPR Stress And Poverty May Explain High Rates Of Dementia In African-Americans

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Staying with health care, we turn now to a new report on Alzheimer's disease. African-Americans are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's or some other form of dementia compared to those who are white. NPR's Jon Hamilton r

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Gerda Saunders knew something was wrong. She kept getting confused, losing her place in lessons at the University of Utah where she taught. And then, just before she turned 61, Gerda Saunders was given a diagnosis. She has early

美国国家公共电台 NPR Worried About Dementia? You Might Want to Check Your Blood Pressure

NOEL KING, HOST: There's growing evidence that when your blood pressure goes up, so does your risk of developing dementia, so one of the country's top brain doctors is urging people to protect their brains by controlling their blood pressure. As NPR'

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GWEN IFILL: Now: A new study spotlights the soaring financial and emotional burden that many families are coping with from dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The cost of caregiving for those patients is now some of the highest of any illness. William

VOA标准英语2010年-Tutoring Students Might Lower Dementia

Shirley Mickel, 62, who retired from the federal government, might be lowering her risk of dementia by volunteering at a Washington, DC elementary school twice a week. Retired Americans seeking useful ways to spend their time find that tutoring child

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