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Can a video game tell you if you have Alzheimer's Disease?

A video game that works better at diagnosing Alzheimer's disease than all existing testing? Too good to be true? We need to start with a quick summary of parts of my book, The Dementia Diet . I go through all our existing testing and point out that it really doesn't detect Alzheimer's disease. Seriously, I was surprised as well. Even though I know better, I'd like to believe billions spent on big machines would make us safe and wise. As soon as they come up with a diagnostic hand-held device like they had on Star Trek, I know I'll just want it to work. But the bottom line is that the existing tests don't really help us. The most high-tech method for detecting memory loss is having your doctor interview you. So basically this video game might be better than nothing. Is it? The article I read from CNN starts off well . They had 4.3 million users of this video game. That's a huge pool, and impossible to copy in any lab setting. So how did they tell if t

When Did It Become Normal To Be Harassed Online? Why Do We Tolerate Trolls?

Yes, we shouldn't feed the trolls. But why are they here? When you think about going online, you probably want to find something, buy something, or connect with someone. Chances are good that you're not looking to be sexually or emotionally harassed. But we are. Half of us have been harassed online. O ne in five of us has received death threats. stalking, or continual sexual harassment . It's just normal. Is it really normal?  Sure, you might think. It's just like the public street. Crazy people can come up to you and harass you. That's life. The internet is not a public street. It's a business. If you go to a website, someone created that website. Someone else hosts that website. There's a big company that provides security for that website. Why do all these people, who have a vested interest in you staying online, ignore the harassment? You pay someone to provide you with that website access.  So do you want to keep paying for people