Science 1
The most common type of dementia is what?
Alzheimer's Disease
Vascular dementia is often due to a reduced flow of ____ to the brain?
Blood. This is often due to a singular stroke or repeated mini strokes
True or false, aluminum can act as a risk factor for dementia.
False
How many minutes of physical activity should one aim for a week to prevent the onset of dementia?
150 minutes (not to say a bit less is a bad thing)
The person who designed SFU had first designed what type of fine establishments?
Prisons
Name 3 other known types of dementia
Name any of the three:
frontotemporal, Lewis body dementia, vascular dementia, mixed dementia, huntingtons, Parkinson’s, creutzfeld-Jacob,
In dementia, there is a loss of connection of which types of cells?
Nerves cells, aka neurons in the brain
Dementia can occur as early as what age?
People in their 30s. This is early-onset dementia. It is 2-8% of cases
To prevent the onset of dementia one must prevent the onset of foods high in _____, _____ and _____
sugar, sodium, and saturated fat.
How many floors does the SUB have?
5 floors
Name the level 1 neurotransmitter that is particularly low in individuals living with Alzheimer's Disease
Acetylcholine, treatments like dopezil help increase levels of it
What area of the brain which stores memory is affected early in Alzheimer's disease?
Hippocampus
Name 3 types of stigma that people with dementia face
Stigma could be:
Lack of awareness about dementia
Harmful and misleading assumptions
Negative language
Belittlement and jokes
No support after diagnosis
Stigma by association
Loss of self-worth
Modifiable risk factors account for what percentage of dementia
40%
What year did SFU open?
1965
The presence of which misfolded proteins in the brain are correlated with Alzheimer’s disease?
Amyloid beta and tau proteins
What common type of dementia that is NOT AD is due to clumping of tau proteins, specifically at the front and sides of the brain?
Frontotemporal dementia
While we showed that most cases of dementia are not hereditary, we said that some rare cases of dementia can be hereditary. Name one.
1. Creutzfeld-Jacob
2. early onset Alzheimer’s disease
3. some cases of frontotemporal
Name 3 lifestyle changes that can be made to prevent dementia
Workout, eat healthy, low alcohol, don’t smoke, keep brain active, socialize
What upcoming Disney+ series was filmed at SFU?
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Name 1 gene with a particular phenotype (expression) that can pose a risk for the onset of Alzheimer's Disease
PSEN1, PSEN2, and APP
In a common type of dementia known as Lewy body dementia, Lewy bodies are formed by the clumping of what protein?
alpha- synuclein
Name 3 misconceptions we have disproven today
Anything acceptable as long as correct
Name 3 types of brain stimulation that are positively correlated with preventing the onset of AD
Any are acceptable:
- learning a new language
- learning an instrument or singing
- volunteering
- brain teasers (word search, cross words etc.)
- artistic activities
- journaling
- creative writing
- reading
The creature with the scientific name of Procyon lotor is known as what?
raccoon