TED 2008
Gregory Petsko : The coming neurological epidemic (transcript)
Summary
This was a really shocking article for Japanese people. It's because on the map every country of which is colored blue has more than 20 percent of its population over the age of 65, Japan was deep blue, and the speaker said that people’s lifespan is still increasing currently. It means that the risk of getting an Alzheimer's disease will increase certainly.
In the article, he mentioned about Parkinson's disease though I somehow pay attention to Alzheimer's disease.
He tells us that these two neurological diseases come from the formation of tangles that seem to kill large sections of the brain.
This will be epidemic because of an aging, no cure, and no clear prevention. We have to wait for the study development.
Although he said there is no prevention of Alzheimer's disease, it turns out that fish oil has an effect of reducing the risk. We should also keep our blood pressure down and we always have mental stimulation.
Words in this story
reducing / lessen, make smaller, lower
tangle / a confused mass of something twisted together.
philanthropy / charity
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