>>and all simers is now affecting more americans before the age of 60 a new push in washington to give those patients the help they need. and more showers around the bay area more >>also diseases commonly thought of as something that affects the elderly, but the cdc now says 200,000 people under the age of 60 living with all sides plan senators now promoting a bipartisan bill it's called the younger onset alzheimer's disease act. >>washington correspondent morgan wright reports the bill would ensure younger people diagnosed with alzheimer's disease can access programs and support services the us centers for disease control says nearly 5 million people are living with all simers disease all summer season believe is the public health crisis of our time you play jacobs of the greater pennsylvania all simers association told the senate aging committee that the cdc estimates 14 million people will be living with the disease by the year 2060 just in pennsylvania along. >>280,000 people. they have this disease pennsylvania senator bob casey says not all the victims are elderly segments of our

resurgence of all simers and other forms of dementia is a matter of some urgency for the sake of each patient but also because the number of patients is set to sue world world wide as populations grow and grow older. if our plan is read right ah but only if they. do you have a science question that you've always wanted answered we're happy to help out send it to us as a video text ovoid smell if we answer it on the show or send you a little surprise as a thank you can i just ask. today's question is from monica drove her in canada. how does the mean influence weather here on earth. mushroom hunters claim that after a moonlit night you're more likely to find extra healthy specimens ones that are largely free of worms. conventional wisdom says that's because clear nights with a full moon are cooler than others which is generally true but it's not the moon that's responsible for the lower temperatures it's the lack of clouds that would have helped retain the heat absorbed by the planet during the day. when the sky is clear to skates more easily from the lower atmosphere leaving it colder

>>the us centers for disease control says nearly 5 million people are living with all simers diseaselso was easy believe is the public health crisis of our time you play jacobs of the greater pennsylvania, all simers association told the senate aging committee that the cdc estimates 14 million people will be living with the disease by the year 2060 just in pennsylvania law. >>280,000 people. they have this disease pennsylvania senator bob casey says not all the victims are elderly segments of our population, we sometimes overlook when it comes to disease. those who are on the to 65 over 200,000 folks are the kindness of the younger onset alzheimer's disease and so it is by no means are air-conditioned acs co sponsored legislation to provide additional access to benefits for people diagnosed under the age of 65 in case, he wants congress to increase research funding overall to make an impact on the disease and we need. >>billions of dollars more every year. and we can certainly afford that for help a health researcher. >>and the hearing senators vowed to work together to fund research

this week we'll be looking at paul simers disease and the role of the moon cells in the brain and. contingency plans to prevent stray asteroids from so.

all simers is a kind of dementia the brain stops working properly nerve cells die to abnormal structures appear to be involved plaques and tangles plaque sort of positive better amyloid a protein fragment that builds up in the spaces between the nerve cells and disturbs their communication. healthy neurons tell proteins help stabilize an internal structure called a microtubule a transport path for nutrients and molecules. in all timers tell molecules to attach from the microtubules they stick together and form threats and then tangles inside the neurons and eventually destroy them. in the battle against better amyloid plaques researchers have identified a possible ally. christine hans from the jim incentive for near a degenerative diseases is a biochemist who's been researching all scientists for decades one focus of his work is the role of amyloid protein aggregates and how they develop into plaques in the brain. as a feeder for things like your place of thought in my many studies indicate that we're all as extremely high risk of developing alzheimer's well meantime the risk rises drama

researchers showed that the game indicated that those with a gene that sought to increase risk for all simers actually perform less than favorably on spatial navigation task now if you take that there were three million users have played the game they gave researchers the equivalent of seventeen hundred years of research just for a game all to help people with dementia and different kinds of brain diseases that's incredible i'm really excited about that that's really good news we're good news and that leaves germs our show for you today but before we go we're watching the hawks would like to give a special goodbye remembrance to our friend and colleague chill. bart was not only an amazing show host and coworker but he also appeared in my is the true idea of being a public servant always fighting for the good of the people through his work in the government and his work here on television and will definitely remember his voice and his spirit are to you america and thank you to bart and thank you for everything you will be missed and you will be remembered my for the stuff. well everybody remem

researchers showed that the game indicated that those with a gene that sought to increase risk for all simers actually perform less than favorably on spatial navigation tasks now you'd say that there were three million users have played the game they gave researchers the equivalent of seventeen hundred years of research just for a game all to help people with dementia and different kinds of brain diseases that's incredible i'm really excited about that's really good news we were good news and the laser was our show for you today but before we go we're watching the hawks would like to give a special goodbye remembrance tour for him to call you or chill. bart was not only an amazing show host and coworker but he also appeared at my is the true idea of being a public servant always fighting for the good of the people through his work in the government and his work here on television we will definitely remember his voice and his spirit here at r.t. america and thank you to bart and thank you for everything you will be missed and you will be remembered my forever stuff. well everybody remember in

>>the cdc says that all simers disease is the sixth-leading cause of death among adults in the u s anderly. 200,000 people and earth. >>and it's clocking in at 20 minutes up from 37 to the toll plaza in san francisco. here's the bay bridge and it's heavier right the complete opposi o backup goes be on aid be on west grand now it's holding at the bottom of the maze been want to get through this crowd and you'll be ok just west of the toll plaza so it will improve, here's a look at some drive times and they do not include hot spots to some slow spots as expected. 12 minutes for 5 of the west livermore to dublin, you're good on 6.80 you're fine on the rolling south from san san leandro to milpitas and leaving to 37 west picking up a little bit but not bad a very quick 7 8.80 out a one on one merging into sonny bill will back to you ok so you got to check this out sound. >>jellyfish that can be seen along the channel island harbor in oxnard which is about 45 miles north of l a the surprising for ecologists to say jellyfish are not usually spotted in that area. winds are pushing the sea cre