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Academy Worldwide Firefighters Alzheimer's Seminar

Sun, Apr 26

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Worldwide Academy Firefighter Inc.

Douglas Mendez, MD, the President of the Fundacion de Prevencion de Adiciones y Valencia Domestica, Carlos Martinez NYC will speak of Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease.

Academy Worldwide Firefighters Alzheimer's Seminar
Academy Worldwide Firefighters Alzheimer's Seminar

Time & Location

Apr 26, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Worldwide Academy Firefighter Inc., 2170 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10032, USA

About the event

Douglas Mendez, MD, the President of the Fundacion de Prevencion de Adiciones y Valencia Domestica, Carlos Martinez NYC will speak of Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, irreversible brain disorder that destroys memory, thinking skills, and eventually the ability to perform daily tasks. As the most common cause of dementia, it involves abnormal protein deposits (amyloid plaques and tau tangles) that damage neurons. While no cure exists, treatments can temporarily manage symptoms.
Douglas Mendez, MD, the President of the Fundacion de Prevencion de Adiciones y Valencia Domestica, Carlos Martinez NYC will speak of Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, irreversible brain disorder that destroys memory, thinking skills, and eventually the ability to perform daily tasks. As the most common cause of dementia, it involves abnormal protein deposits (amyloid plaques and tau tangles) that damage neurons. While no cure exists, treatments can temporarily manage symptoms.

The Hope and Esperanza Community Health Center with Maxitai Projec inc., will be providing free health screening during the seminar.

Join us and learn about this important health issue and about the state of your health.

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El Dr. Douglas Mendez, presidente de la Fundación de Prevención de Adicciones y Violencia Doméstica (Carlos Martinez NYC), hablará sobre la enfermedad de Alzheimer. El Alzheimer es un trastorno cerebral progresivo e irreversible que destruye la memoria, las habilidades de pensamiento y, con el tiempo, la capacidad para realizar las tareas cotidianas. Al ser la causa más común de demencia, implica la acumulación de depósitos proteicos anormales (placas amiloides y ovillos de proteína tau) que dañan las neuronas. Si bien no existe una cura, existen tratamientos que pueden controlar temporalmente los síntomas.

El Centro de Salud Comunitario Hope and Esperanza, en colaboración con Maxitai Project Inc., ofrecerá exámenes de salud gratuitos durante el…


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