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What are plaques and tangles?
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Plaques-protein called beta-amyloid cluster in between nerve cells.
Tangles- twisted protein fibers called tau inside a neuron |
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How are plaques and tangles involved in AD?
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They slowly kill nerve cells.
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How is AD diagnosed and stages determined?
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* Poor judgment and decision making
* Inability to manage a budget * Losing track of the date or the season * Difficulty having a conversation * Misplacing things and being unable to retrace steps to find them |
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What is the Pittsburgh compound?
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A compound that allows researchers to see amyloid plaque deposits in a brain scan.
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Organ Donations: What is the waiting time for a heart?
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230 days
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Organ Donations: What is the waiting time for a lung?
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1068 days
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Organ Donations: What is the waiting time for a kidney?
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1121 days
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Organ Donations: What is the waiting time for a liver?
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796 days
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Organ Donations: What is the criteria considered for receiving an organ?
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Geographic location, tissue match, blood match, length of time on the waiting list
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