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• Type 2 Diabetes May Lead to Alzheimers
  
  by KYW’s medical editor Dr. Brian McDonough People with type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop plaques in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s. A Japanese study followed 135 elderly participants for thirty five years. For those who died during the study, researchers conducted autopsies on their brains and found plaques, particularly in those who [...]
  


• Raising awareness about Alzheimers
  
  Eighty-five hundred people in the U.P. are currently living with Alzheimers
  


• Exercise your brain during Adult Learners’ Week
  
  Keeping your brain active into old age is one of the best things you can do to help reduce your risk of dementia, says Alzheimers New Zealand, who are encouraging people of all ages to try a new activity during Adult Learners’ Week, 6-12 September.
  


• Krispy Kreme Doughnuts on order in Timmins
  
  The Alzheimer Society of Timmins Porcupine District is looking to sweeten things up around Timmins these days. The group is taking orders for the popular Krispy Kreme Doughnuts in support of Alzheimer services and programs locally.
  


• Early Alzheimers: a growing problem
  
  Mary Pletka has a tattoo on her foot of forget-me-not flowers, and the date that doctors diagnosed her with early-onset Alzheimers. The tattoo is a reminder to Pletka, 51, of her continuing struggle with the debilitating disease that attacks the brai...
  


• BioScale Announces First Installation Of The ViBE Protein Analysis Workstation
  
  BioScale Inc., an innovative life science company that develops, manufactures and promotes novel analytical tools enabling advancements in protein research, recently announced the first shipment and installation of the ViBET Protein Analysis Workstation at a major Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company
  


• Brain exercise helps stave off dementia
  
  Remaining active and mentally stimulated later in life helps stave off dementia, a United States study has found.
  


• Community Calendar
  
  Deadline for items for the Community Calendar is Wednesday at noon two weeks before desired publication date. Send information on fund-raisers, clubs, lectures, community events, reunions and support groups to Community Calendar, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; fax (847) 486-7495; or e-mail to jmolitor@pioneerlocal.com. There is no charge for ...
  


• Hoofing it across Alberta for Alzheimers
  
  For people driving east on Highway 16 from Jasper Sept. 5, don't be alarmed if you see a big purple bus and four people riding horses.
  


• Community calendar for Sept. 1
  
  The Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library, 250 N. Fifth St., can be reached at 873-3149 or visit www.zionsville.lib.in.us for more information.