‘Pre-Alzheimer’s’ rising, especially in men

Submitted by Matt on Tue, 2008-07-29 03:37

Article here. Excerpt:

'CHICAGO - A milder type of mental decline that often precedes Alzheimer’s disease is alarmingly more common than has been believed, and in men more than women, doctors reported Monday.

Nearly a million older Americans slide from normal memory into mild impairment each year, researchers estimate, based on a Mayo Clinic study of Minnesota residents.
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Men were nearly twice as likely as women to develop it. That’s a surprise, because some studies have found more women with Alzheimer’s than men. But there may be a simple explanation: Even though more men may be impaired, women outlive them and therefore have more time to develop full-blown dementia.'

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Once again, we see that nothing's a problem 'til it affects women. The writer, apparently a female graduate student, only gives examples of young women she knows who have been negatively affected by fatherlessness. It stands to reason that she has more women friends than men, but since fatherlessness probably affects boys even more than girls, the author could at least give a couple examples of men; maybe friends of friends, boyfriends of friends, or whatever.

The author's a woman-firster.

-ax

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Submitted by axolotl on Tue, 2008-07-29 05:20