Personalized medicine is a rapidly advancing field in which an individual’s personal information (such as variations in their genetic, blood, phenotypic or psychosocial profiles) is utilized to identify the most efficacious path for disease prevention or treatment for that individual or a group of individuals with shared traits. Classic examples of personalized medicine include phenylketonuria, […]
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Lifestyle intervention for dementia prevention
Dementia is a progressive syndrome in which memory, behavior and the ability to perform daily activities declines over time. Dementia onset typically occurs in those 60 years of age and older when our health habits, or lack thereof, begin to catch up with us. These health habits, such as diet and exercise, greatly impact our […]