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Remember in the TV show “Star Trek” how Dr. McCoy could simply scan someone with a hand held device and get a diagnosis? We’re not there yet, but a new brain scanning technique is giving researchers more clues into Alzheimer’s disease.It’s now possible to predict with some degree of accuracy where in the brain areas will decrease due to Alzheimer’s disease, simply by identifying where tangles of tau protein have gathered.
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The trajectory of public education has changed immensely in the 14 years I have been teaching. When I began my teaching career, I was excited to have the privilege of teaching children and impacting lives. I had a set vision of what I wanted to accomplish and took my role as an educator seriously. Little did I know, I entered a system with conflicting agendas that would try my resolve to educate children. More than a decade later, I left public schools, but not public education. I have taken on a new role that includes imparting knowledge of the school system and helping parents advocate for their children in public schools.My most important message to parents is “Know for yourself.” I was a student during the time when parents trusted schools to educate their children. If a teacher or administrator said something, it was respected by parents. As far as I can remember, students were taught and learned although I know some slipped through the cracks somewhere.
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As we head into 2020, a lot of us will make resolutions that we may or may not keep. No matter your goals for the coming year, the Alzheimer’s Association®
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I was thinking back a few weeks ago, and I thought in our small animals patients, what’s the most common problem I see? I went around and asked the technicians
Read moreAUSTIN — After the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit declared the individual mandate in “Obamacare” unconstitutional on Dec. 18, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton expressed his agreement.
Read moreFRIDAY, DEC. 26, 1969 Men, Women In Service – Marine Private First Class Robert Cunningham, husband of the former Miss Tresea J. Willoughby of Route 4, Wills Point, is serving
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He might know if you’ve been bad or good but Santa still needs to get your Christmas list to make sure the right gifts are under the tree Christmas morning.
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