Most older persons with dementia (i.e., memory and other cognitive impairments) had more than one type of pathology in their brain causing the impairment, Schneider told Reuters Health.(→The forth paragraph) Therefore, prevention of not only Alzheimer's disease but these other pathologies, particularly stroke and those things that may increase the risk of stroke, like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, cigarette smoking, obesity, "are likely to significantly decrease the prevalence of dementia," Schneider added.(→The eighth paragraph)→"The News"http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071228/hl_nm/older_adults_brain_dc;_ylt=AookS1_159dk79mCw.rGdN7uSLYF1.Summarize what the article is talking about:
A study shows that most older persons have dementia. And high blood pressure, high cholesterol, cigarette smoking, obesity, and so on may increase the risk of stroke. Just like the older man in a photo, maybe he is thinking,"Where's my key?"" Where's my car?" If a person is over 60, it may just be a normal part of aging.
2.Write down any vocabulary words or phrases that you think:
i. Are difficult or you new to you: 1)Dementia. 2)Cognitive. 3)Impairment. 4)Pathology. 5)Alzheimer's disease. 6)Stroke. 7)Cholesterol. 8)Prevalence.
ii. Are probably useful for you to learn/know:Most older persons with dementia (i.e., memory and other cognitive impairments) had more than one type of pathology in their brain causing the impairment.
3.Say why you chose this article and how it relates to your life, your experience, you desires, etc:
In my opinion, the older people have a bad memory for everything and they get dementia easily. Not only dementia but other pathologies they can get easily, like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and so on. These diseases may increase the risk of stroke, we should take care of them. Just like my grandfather, he seems to have a bad memory for everything. I try my best to let him recall everything. If I don't do this, I'm scared that he would get stroke easily.
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