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   Message 31,279 of 32,813   
   Joshua Kreitzer to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCICR14 Game 1, Rounds 7-8 - Alzh   
   06 Feb 23 20:15:56   
   
   From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Monday, February 6, 2023 at 10:41:43 AM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   > * Game 1, Round 7 - Science - Alzheimer's Disease   
   >   
   > More and more, research shows that keeping your mind active and   
   > constantly engaged (including, for example, playing trivia) can   
   > help stave off the symptoms of Alzheimer's. In that spirit, here   
   > are some questions on the disease to help keep your mind active:   
   >   
   > 1. Within 4 years, in which year was Alzheimer's disease first   
   > described by German doctor Alois Alzheimer?   
      
   1890   
      
   > 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   
      
   > 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"?   
      
   45   
      
   > 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   
      
   > 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"?   
      
   cirrhosis   
      
   > * Game 1, Round 8 - Sports - Never a Stanley Cup   
      
   No answers here.   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
   gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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