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Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center @rushalzheimers.bsky.social · 7h

October is #HealthLiteracyMonth. Personal health literacy is your ability to find, understand, and use health information to make the best possible decisions for yourself or someone else if you are a caregiver.

Read below for 10 tips to improve your personal #HealthLiteracy.

Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center @rushalzheimers.bsky.social · 2d

We had a wonderful Saturday at the @alzassociation.bsky.social Walk to End Alzheimer's in Chicago!

Thank you to the RADC faculty, team members, friends, family, and community members who joined us in Lincoln Park! Together we can #ENDALZ.

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Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center @rushalzheimers.bsky.social · 6d

Physical activity helps us look better, feel better and stay healthier. But did you know they also tend to have healthier-looking brains?

Read more at rush.edu/news/physically-active-people-have-healthier-looking-brains

Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center @rushalzheimers.bsky.social · 9d

Today is #WorldHeartDay! To find the motivation to prioritize your #HeartHealth, you have to understand why it’s important.

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Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center @rushalzheimers.bsky.social · 14d

Inadequate treatment of pain is associated with adverse outcomes including depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances and mood changes.

#PainAwarenessMonth #PainManagement

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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging @uksbcoa.bsky.social · 20d

Registration is now open for the Markesbery Symposium Scientific Session! We're excited to feature 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 & 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐤𝐢𝐧, excellent leaders in the field of aging! Join us on October 31st! Register at tinyurl.com/2025-registe.... @ukresearch.bsky.social

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Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center @rushalzheimers.bsky.social · 18d

Great turnout. Great presentations. Great discussions. Great community partners and sponsors - all of which lead to a Great Community Brain Health Summit. Many thanks to Dr. Karen Graham, Dr. Renarda Jones, Judy Phillips, @doctoradda.bsky.social, Cherl Austin and Christina Rogers.

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Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center @rushalzheimers.bsky.social · 18d

Lunch and learn with Christina Rogers, a four-year medical student at Rush Medical College and research assistant at the RADC. Christina spoke to attendees about lifestyle behaviors that can affect brain health. Afterwards, attendees created their own personalized Healthy Brain Plans.

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Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center @rushalzheimers.bsky.social · 18d

Working it out at the Community Brain Health Summit! Not only did presenter, Cheryl Austin talk about the benefits and importance of exercise and implementing physical activity into our every day, but she got the group on their feet and gave them a mini version of her workout class.

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Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center @rushalzheimers.bsky.social · 18d

Q&A with Dr. A. Enjoying a very engaged group discussing dementia and brain health following @doctoradda.bsky.social Dr. Aggarwal’s brain health presentation today. Community Health Brain Health Summit.

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Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center @rushalzheimers.bsky.social · 18d

RADC’s @doctoradda.bsky.social Dr. Neelum Aggarwal giving a dementia and brain health talk to attendees at the Community Brain Health Summit today at the Kroc Center on Chicago's south side.

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Melissa Lamar PhD @drmlamar.bsky.social · 19d

Amazing work from @alifiyakapasi.bsky.social for her K01 @rushalzheimers.bsky.social So lucky to work with her and the rest of the team!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Association of an in vivo classifier for ARTerioloSclerosis (ARTS) with cortical thickness and cognition in older adults

Brain arteriolosclerosis, a prominent small vessel pathology in the aging brain, is associated with cognitive impairment. Understanding the link betwe…

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Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center @rushalzheimers.bsky.social · 20d

Today is National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day. Some people don't know that for people who are HIV-positive, the infection actually makes its way to the brain early in the disease process, which can lead to HIV-associated dementia.

#HIV #AIDS #AIDSAwareness #HIVAwareness

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Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center @rushalzheimers.bsky.social · 23d

Did you know that Alzheimer’s uniquely affects the Hispanic American community? They are 1.5 times more likely than white Americans to have dementia.

Read more at www.alz.org/help-support...

#HispanicHeritageMonth #WorldAlzheimersMonth

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Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center @rushalzheimers.bsky.social · 29d

Alzheimer's is a brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills. Here are 10 warning signs and symptoms outlined by @alzassociation.bsky.social.

If you notice them, schedule an appointment with your doctor as soon as possible. #WorldAlzheimersMonth

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Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center @rushalzheimers.bsky.social · Sep 8

In the early and middle stages of Alzheimer's disease, physical therapists help people stay mobile. In the later stages of the disease, physical therapists can help people keep doing daily activities for as long as possible.

#PhysicalTherapyDay #WorldAlzheimersMonth

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Center for Molecular Integrative Neuroresilience @icahncmin.bsky.social · Sep 3

New large-scale study shows that #Alzheimers is marked by erosion of epigenomic control & suggests that Alzheimer's is not just about plaques & tangles, but about fundamental breakdowns in genome regulation that may open new doors for treatment.

@cellpress.bsky.social
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Single-cell multiregion epigenomic rewiring in Alzheimer’s disease progression and cognitive resilience

A single-cell epigenomic and transcriptomic atlas across six brain regions in Alzheimer’s disease reveals widespread epigenomic relaxation and information loss, associated with the selective depletion...

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Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center @rushalzheimers.bsky.social · Sep 2

You can contribute to the Multi-Sector Plan for Aging by attending one of the engagement sessions hosted by the Illinois Department on Aging, listed below.

Learn more, including how to register, by scanning the QR code below or visiting ilaging.illinois.gov/forprofessio...

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Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center @rushalzheimers.bsky.social · Aug 27

Being a sandwich generation caregiver can be extremely challenging. With the added responsibilities and pressures of caring for both a senior and kids, you may at times feel frustrated, overwhelmed or even depressed.

Get tips to "Master the Middle" at www.rush.edu/news/masteri...

Mastering the Middle

Expert advice to help 'sandwich generation' and 'club sandwich generation' caregivers stay healthy and avoid burnout

www.rush.edu

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Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center @rushalzheimers.bsky.social · Aug 26

If you notice changes in someone close to you and are concerned for their health, it can be difficult to know what to do or say.

Here are ten steps to approach memory concerns in others, outlined by the @alzassociation.

Read more at alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/10-steps

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Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center @rushalzheimers.bsky.social · Aug 21

August 21 is World Senior Citizen’s Day, a day to recognize and show appreciation for the value and contribution of seniors to the family and society as a whole.

Celebrate by spending time with an aging loved one and sharing stories! #SeniorCitizensDay

Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center @rushalzheimers.bsky.social · Aug 19

Caring for an aging family member often comes up suddenly, with no time to prepare and no training.

Get the "Top 7 Tips for New Family Caregivers" from the Rush Caring for Caregivers program at www.rush.edu/news/top-7-t...

Top 7 Tips for New Family Caregivers

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Center for Molecular Integrative Neuroresilience @icahncmin.bsky.social · Aug 17

A new study by Puja Agarwal, Sonal Agrawal, Julie Schneider, et al. @rushalzheimers.bsky.social provides more evidence that #MIND & other diets like it can protect against #Dementia – as well as giving us some clues as to why. Learn More @jamanetworkopen.com 👉
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Bryan D. James, PhD @bryandjames.bsky.social · Aug 12

Our latest @rushalzheimers.bsky.social study on the #MINDdiet and brain health led by Puja Agarwal: MIND diet associated with lower likelihood of hippocampal sclerosis (HS) and more neurons in the hippocampus. The MIND diet association with reduced dementia was partially mediated by HS #neurosky

JAMA Network Open @jamanetworkopen.com · Aug 7

The Mediterranean-Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay #diet was associated with a reduced likelihood of hippocampal sclerosis, age-related neuronal loss, and lower risk of #dementia. ja.ma/3Hi5Vz6

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Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center @rushalzheimers.bsky.social · Aug 11

Children are often the ones stepping into the role of supporting a person living with Alzheimer’s, helping with responsibilities like paying bills, providing emotional support, managing health conditions, and coordinating care with family members and health care providers.

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