From: tool@panix.com   
      
   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > * Game 1, Round 7 - Science - Alzheimer's Disease   
      
   > 1. Within 4 years, in which year was Alzheimer's disease first   
   >    described by German doctor Alois Alzheimer?   
      
   1920; 1930   
      
   > 2. In the 1970s and 1980s, it was widely believed that exposure   
   >    to what metallic element might be a principal cause of   
   >    Alzheimer's?   
      
   aluminum   
      
   > 5. This major neurotransmitter is the target of most drugs currently   
   >    prescribed for Alzheimer's, which work to increase its levels   
   >    by inhibiting the enzymes that break it down.  Name it.   
      
   dopamine; serotonin   
      
   > 6. One distressing symptom which arises in the middle stages of   
   >    Alzheimer's is increased confusion and agitation that begins in   
   >    the evening as the sun sets and outside light levels decrease.   
   >    What name is given to this phenomenon?   
      
   twilight dementia   
      
   > 7. Early-onset Alzheimer's is a rarer form of the disease, where   
   >    symptoms occur earlier than usually observed.  It can produce   
   >    symptoms in those as young as 15, but what is the usual cutoff   
   >    age under which Alzheimer's is considered to be "early onset"?   
      
   40; 50   
      
   > 8. This diet, which over the last few years has often been reported   
   >    on in conjunction with a number of purported health benefits, is   
   >    now believed to lower the risk of Alzheimer's as well.  Name it.   
      
   keto; paleo   
      
   > 9. Increasingly (and as currently publicized by such "distinguished"   
   >    doctors as Dr. Oz), Alzheimer's is being viewed as a neurological   
   >    version of a lifestyle disease that affects many starting in   
   >    middle age.  Thus, in this view, researchers refer to Alzheimer's   
   >    as *what* "of the brain"?   
      
   diabetes   
      
   > 10. Some recent research suggests that a certain virus, which   
   >    produces re-occurring temporary but annoying symptoms in many   
   >    people, may play a role in the formation of  plaques.   
   >    If this bears out, anti-viral treatments may someday help treat   
   >    or prevent Alzheimer's.  Name the virus.   
      
   herpes   
      
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   Dan Blum					         tool@panix.com	   
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