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Alzheimer’s Disease in 3 Minutes

Apr 05, 2017 by

For the month of April, the Thumper team will be donating a portion of every sale towards Alzheimer’s research. Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia that normally targets individuals over the age of 65. The condition itself is not fully understood, but we know that the tell-tale symptoms are caused by plaques and tangles that impede the function of our neurons in the brain. Slowly, Alzheimer’s patients will lose various neurological and physiological capacities; usually starting with short-term memory loss and progressing to the inability to coordinate movements. If you’d like to learn more about Alzheimer’s disease, watch the video below:

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