Chemistry 1301A/B : Week 8, 9 , 10, 11, 12 Readings - Textbook.docx
13 Jan 2015
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Little is known about long-term adjustment following divorce among mid-aged men, bc most enter new relationships and remarry. In about half of skipped generation families (live with grandparents but apart from parents), grandparents step in bc of parental substance abuse problems. Frailty weakening fxning f organs and body systems which interfere w/ daily competence and leave elder vulnerable to infection, hot or cold weather, or an injury. Diabetes: after meal, body breaks down food and releases the glucose. Unintentional injuries - falls: declines in vision, hearing, mobility, muscle strength and cognitive functioning increase the risk of falling. Alzheimer"s disease: early symptoms memory problems, personality changes, depression. Familial alzheimers runs in families: early onset, progresses more rapidly, genes on chromosome 1, 14, 21 linked to it (dominant gene) In most cases it is caused by atherosclerosis. In japan cvd is low, but stroke is high (opposite of how it usually is)
