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Technology To Detect Alzheimer's Takes SXSW Prize
An anonymous reader writes "Being able to diagnose people with Alzheimer's disease years before debilitating symptoms appear is now a step closer to reality. Researchers behind Neurotrack, the technology startup that took the first place health prize at this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) startup accelerator in Austin. The company says their new technology can diagnose Alzheimer's disease up to six years before symptoms appear with 100% accuracy."
Drinking from Aluminum cans isn't going to expose you to Aluminum, at least not much. Instead it will expose you to plastics which strongly resemble sex hormones, because the cans are lined with plastic, and all plastic beverage containers leach toxics into their contents.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
I would welcome the advance notice. I'd like to have a chance to get my affairs in order and do a few things before I'm unable.
Do those things now; you never know when your time is up.
My wife was perfectly healthy until the day before Thanksgiving 2005 when, with only the complaint of a persistent headache, she was diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor known as a Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM). She died in my arms just seven weeks later; we had been together for 20 years.
While she was 61, I was 42 at that time. We both had Wills and our finances pretty well in order anyway, but now I have a more detailed Will, beneficiaries and/or transfer on death notices on my investments, copies of important paperwork in a firesafe at home, and a Living Will registered at U.S. Living Will Registry that includes a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) - many hospitals can provide and submit the paperwork and having them do so will also cover the $5/year fee. I have also signed up with the Virginia State Anatomical Program to donate my body to science, like my wife asked me to do for her.
We were lucky and I'm grateful for all our years and those last seven weeks together, including our last Thanksgiving, wedding anniversary, Christmas and New Year. (though, the Winter season suck for me now.) Many people aren't so lucky and the end comes very suddenly.
Remember Sue...
It must have been something you assimilated. . . .