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Re:Exercise 'doesn't slow' progression of dementia if you al... by montrose on Sunday May 20, 2018 @08:59AM (#17112509)
This is not only an important point in itself, but could be an interesting way to look at medicine: to model it as a process where something overflows. (I don't know what I mean more precisely than that.)
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Re:Exercise 'doesn't slow' progression of dementia if you al... by kevinali1 on Sunday May 20, 2018 @08:26PM (#17115459)
Like a waterfall. Once you're over the edge, it's an entirely different ball game.
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Re:Exercise 'doesn't slow' progression of dementia if you al... by CardenB on Sunday May 20, 2018 @02:34PM (#17114132)
I think this is pretty commonly referred to as "preventative medicine"
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