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News Brief – September 1, 2020

720 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Monday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. There were 5 reported deaths. Locally, Monroe County saw 29 new confirmed cases yesterday, while Lawrence County saw 9. Brown County reported 1 new case. The Bloomington Walk to End Alzheimers will be hosted on Sunday, September 13th. However, participants are …

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Activate! – IU Health Alzheimer’s Resource Services: Wendy Rubin

Air date: 09/18/2017 Wendy Rubin volunteers with the Alzheimer’s Resource Service’s Service and Support Group, providing support to participants and their family caregivers. Wendy also co-chairs the local Walk to End Alzheimer’s Committee and advocates for it tirelessly. Personal experience supporting her late husband as he lived with Alzheimer’s allows Wendy to relate to others with compassion, insight, and wisdom. …

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Big Talk! w/ Michael Glab: Yousuf Ali

Researchers at Indiana University’s Lu Lab for the study of neural networks have discovered that caffeine, among two dozen other common compounds, can strengthen brain cells and help ward off Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other degenerative brain diseases. Before you decide to drink a pot or two of coffee every morning in hopes of avoiding these maladies, one of the lab’s …

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