--f403045e72daf96a770564b9b012 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ok Le 2018-02-08 15:58, "Timothy Thomas" a =C3=A9c= rit : > Hi Karine, > > Please translate the following article. I will send another one over > tomorrow. Thanks! > > New Research Suggests Alzheimer=E2=80=99s Starts Outside of the BrainPost= ed on > December 18, 2017 > > > > > > > > > > > Gina Roberts-Grey > VIEW BIO > > For over two decades, Gina Roberts-Grey has pored over studies and > interviewed leading health experts on topics ranging from healthy aging, > caregiving and longevity. Having been an active caregiver to her > grandparents who lived into their 90=E2=80=99s, Gina is passionate about = supporting > caregivers through their journeys. Her work has been featured in > publications like Woman's Day, AARP, Oprah, Neurology Now and many more. > > [image: twenty20_4f8ba3e9-ebb2-4f9a-8782-075803f15699] > > *Learn how studies indicate that the whole body impacts a healthy brain > and one=E2=80=99s susceptibility to Alzheimer=E2=80=99s* > > More than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer=E2=80=99s dise= ase, the > progressive neurological condition that destroys eats away at memories an= d > other brain functions. And while its symptoms, like memory loss, all cent= er > in the brain, experts are beginning to look at how the disease may begin = in > other parts of the body. > > And these new theories may open the door to new and innovative options fo= r > potential prevention and treatment. > > *It=E2=80=99s not all in your head* > > Alzheimer=E2=80=99s disease presents researchers with what some call a = =E2=80=9Cwhich > comes first=E2=80=9D problem.1 =E2=80=9CThere are two main changes in the= brain > associated with Alzheimer=E2=80=99s: synaptic tangles and amyloid plaques= . We used > to think the plaques lead to tangles that trigger the breakdown of neuron= s > in the brain. Now, we=E2=80=99re not sure which process is first,=E2=80= =9D says James > Giordano, Ph.D. professor of neurology and biochemistry and Chief, > Neuroethics Studies Program, at Georgetown University Medical Center. > > But Giordano says scientists are beginning to understand the process of > =E2=80=9Cinflammaging=E2=80=9D or the inflammatory process throughout the= body that occurs > and ramps up as we age, can penetrate the brain, bringing about a cascade > of reactions that lead to plaques and tangles associated with the early > signs of Alzheimer=E2=80=99s > . > > =E2=80=9COne of the most damaging processes in the body is a long standin= g > inflammatory state throughout your life,=E2=80=9D says Giordano. =E2=80= =9CMany chemicals > associated with inflammation in the body can penetrate the brain to induc= e > an inflammatory state and that becomes a problem.=E2=80=9D > > That inflammation can come from having Type 2 diabetes, being overweight > or obese or having peripheral cardiovascular disease like atherosclerosis= . > These health i