This service is by invitation only and may be held at a place of worship, a funeral home or a family home. Usually, selected relatives and a few close friends attend the funeral service. Often public visitation is held, condolences are sent, and the body is viewed.
Sept. 4, 2012 -- Blood sugar levels at the high end of what is considered normal may put the brain at risk, according to a new Australian study. Researchers in Canberra report a link between the shrinkage of two brain regions, the hippocampus and the amygdala, and normal blood sugar levels.
DeCarli has zeroed in on white matter hyperintensity and its role in dementia. Seen on brain magnetic resonance images as ultra-white patches, white matter hyperintensity indicates injury to the axons, DeCarli explains, possibly representing loss of blood flow..