The Impact of Alzheimer’s Using Social Models
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Alzheimer’s is a neurological disease that affects many spheres of life beyond its own onset. It has the ability to affect human biology in a way that affects many other disorders and diseases, and can be influenced by a number of external factors, including the environment and an individual’s lifestyle. Beyond the black and white science of Alzheimer’s that is traditionally studied, the political and economic impacts reflected by our government and public responses play a large role in how we tackle Alzheimer’s, and various social aspects of Alzheimer’s can affect the psychology of oneself, expanding to relationships and even has the potential to bring about discussions of cultural bias and impact in healthcare and caregiving.
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