Must Reads

• A July 15, 2013 USA Today article reported a new study has found that military veterans diagnosed with most forms of cancer were less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, and those treated with chemotherapy got even more protection.
• A July 15, 2013 Boston Globe article reported that Africa-Americans are at greater risk of getting Alzheimer's due to socioeconomic factors. According to the article, "The Alzheimer’s Association’s 2013 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures reports older African-Americans are twice as likely to suffer from aging-related dementia or Alzheimer’s as white counterparts. (Hispanics are 1.5 times as likely to have Alzheimer’s.)...High blood pressure and diabetes can increase one’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life, according to the 2013 facts and figures report. These conditions are more prevalent in poorer communities."
• A July 15, 2013 Forbes article reported that a researchers at France's INSERM have found that later retirement could help to "fend off Alzheimer's." According to the article, "Researchers at INSERM, the French government’s health research agency, studied 429,000 retirees in France who were formerly self-employed and discovered that their risk of having a diagnosis of dementia was reduced by 3.2% for each extra year they worked before retirement." Also reported on by AARP.