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It was almost 40 years ago that for the first time June was designated as National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month. Over the years, the event grew bigger and expanded to become a global movement known as Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month. Since its official color is purple, so this month let’s all go “purple” to show our support. This month let’s all go “purple” to show our support. I believe that it is a wonderful occasion for all of us to showcase our relent

What is longevity? In a nutshell human longevity can be defined as the ability to live beyond the average one’s life expectancy. However, longevity should not be confused with “lifespan”, the number of years we live, it should be intended more like the “health span” since it refers to a longer than average life but with an emphasis on maintaining both physical and mental well-being. In recent years, longevity has become also a field of medicine and biology which focuses on st

Sarcopenia is a clinical condition that is often overlooked; consequently, it can easily lead to a cascade of events that seriously compromise the general health and independence of the affected individual. The word "sarcopenia" originally derives from the ancient Greek and is formed by the combination of two words: sarx (σάρξ), meaning "muscle" or "flesh," and penia (πενία), meaning "poverty" or "deficiency." Thus, when we speak of sarcopenia, we are referring to a condition

During a recent trip to the Greek island of Kos, the birthplace of Hippocrates, I rediscover some of the reasons why its most famous son is considered a giant not only for medicine, but for human civilization. Born around 460 BC, Hippocrates is typically considered the "father of modern medicine" because he was the first to separate medicine from religion. He transformed healing from superstition into a rational, evidence-based type of science. He was a revolutionary for his

The research landscape of Alzheimer's disease has changed, the future is at hand. A future when early diagnosis is going to be a routine process. A time when we could know a decade or two in advance if an individual will develop Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. A future when we can immediately and proactively intervene with therapies and other strategies targeting modifiable risk factors. A future when an early diagnosis is not for “giving up” but for “acting o