Cultural exposure may influence Alzheimer's prevalence

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A study of the impact of cultural factors on the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease that involved elderly Japanese-American men and their counterparts in Japan has revealed a substantial difference in percentages. The Japanese-American men suffered a 5.4% rate of occurrence of Alzheimer's versus the Japanese men who suffered a 1.5% rate of occurrence. Researchers in the study feel that some cultural factor, or factors, is responsible for the observed difference.

Neurological R&D, Analysis, Alzheimer's disease, Neurological research, Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)

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New statistics show increasing prevalence of diabetes

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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases official Richard Eastman presented statistics showing rapid growth in diabetes incidents, at a conference on type II diabetes. The number of diabetes cases has risen by 5 million since 1983 according to the study, which is discussed in the second edition of Eastman's book, Diabetes in America. The rise is partly attributed to rising obesity rates.

Diabetes R&D, Statistics, Diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, Diabetes research, Eastman, Richard, United States. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

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Gulf War Syndrome symptoms duplicated

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The symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome have been duplicated with research on chickens. The combination of pesticides, DEET and permethrin, plus anti-nerve agent, pyridostigmine bromide, caused headache, depression, fatigue and memory loss. The pesticides were to protect soldiers from Persian Gulf insects and their diseases and the anti-nerve agent was applied when nerve gas detectors sounded their alarms.

Medical Research, Physiological aspects, Diseases, Persian Gulf War veterans, Persian Gulf syndrome, Permethrin, Diethyltoluamide

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