scientist and 678 sisters helping to unlock the secrets of the mysterious disease of

Sister Ada is wearing only a skirt and a sweater, yet she still wants to go outside

Into the 23 degree Minnesota weather to feed the pigs. What Sister Ada doesn’t know is

That the pigs have been gone for over 30 years. Her brain has been wrenching back and

Forth between the present and the past.

Over 4 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, including Sister Ada.

As time flies, she will slowly lose her memory, her personality and all intellectual

Function. Old age doesn’t automatically lead to senility. Ada’s fellow nun, is about the

Same age and has no sign of dementia. The school sisters of Notre Dame have joined a

long term study of Alzheimer’s disease that can teach us how to avoid this illness.

Alzheimer’s disease attacks the cortex and spreads sticky plaques and clumps of

tangles fibers which disrupt the delicate organization of nerve sells in the brain. It shrinks

the size and weight of the brain, as well as destroys the neural tissue.

destruction of the brain didn’t necessarily lead to mental deterioration. The reasoning is

them for cognitive function and even dissecting their brains after death. He has found the

genetic or biochemical cause. Doctors have found it will be easier to prevent the disease

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