Researchers feel the way the Yoruba live their lives may play a key role in their ability to avoid Alzheimer's. She eats well and keeps both her brain and body active. I'm going to play my part to the Nth degree. Even so, she says she still worries about Alzheimer's everyday. The African American community needs to be aware this is not a taboo, this is not a personal issue, this is everybody's.
Doctors say they feel they are racing the clock trying to isolate the cause and find a cure.
By the middle of this century 14 million Americans will be diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and for them time is running out. Viacom Internet Services Inc. All Rights Reserved. All Rights Reserved. That's why I see it as a challenge, that I have a part to play.