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THE NEW ISSUE IS IN!!!
2006 Spring Issue of the MRC Communicator

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UAMS Pat & Willard Walker Family Memory Research Center
(formerly the UAMS Alzheimer's Disease Center)

Most adults in America can relate to Alzheimer's disease (AD), the leading form of dementia, because they know someone affected by the disease, (e.g., family member, friend, co-worker, or neighbor). As the baby boomers gray, AD will affect increasing numbers of Americans. The good news is that older adults can participate in research to help find a cure, whether or not they have a memory problem.

The UAMS Memory Research Center in Little Rock, Arkansas is one of 32 Alzheimer’s Disease Centers funded by the National Institute on Aging (National Institutes of Health) across the United States conducting research on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.

Don't Miss the Liberty Hill Baptist Church
"Series on Aging and Dementia"

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Tips to Maintain Your Brain®!

1. Head first: Your brain needs care to stay healthy.
2. Take brain health to heart: Do something every day to prevent heart disease, high
    blood pressure, diabetes, and stroke.
3. Your numbers count: Keep your body weight, blood pressure, and cholesterol and blood
    sugar levels within recommended ranges.
4. Feed your brain less fat!
5. Work your body 30 minutes each day!
6. Jog your mind: Keep your brain active, play games, learn new things, do puzzles.
7. Connect with others: Converse, volunteer, join a club, or take a class.
8. Protect your brain: Use a seat belt, unclutter your house, use a helmet.
9. Avoid unhealthy habits: Don't smoke, drink excessive amounts of alcohol or use street
    drugs.

Please browse the website to learn more about Alzheimer's disease and how you can assist in the process of scientific advances.