Deborah talks with David Snowdon, the principal investigator in a study which was carried out by the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging at the University of Kentucky. The study found a correlation between strokes and Alzheimer's Disease. It examined individuals who had experienced small strokes, and found that the brain tissue in these people bears a striking similarity to the appearance of brain matter in individuals suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. The researchers are now investigating whether small strokes are the actual cause of the mental devastation believed to be caused by Alzheimer's.
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