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Researchers work to identify markers that indicate Alzheimer's risk
St. Louis Post-DispatchST. LOUIS Drugs developed to treat Alzheimer's disease have failed to stop its progression in people experiencing mental decline. The challenge for scientists is to find out if the disease can be identified and treated before people show any symptoms....Tags: Research, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health and Safety at School, Food and Drug Administration, Science and Technology
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Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Regular exercise has powerful effect on brain health
Premium Health News ServiceDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm 68 and understand that exercise is good for my health, but I recently read that exercise can also reduce the risk of developing dementia. Is that true, and if so, do researchers know why? ANSWER: Perhaps one of the most feared...Tags: Physical Conditions, Mayo Clinic, Osteoporosis, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Medical Research
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Retire Smart: Brain impairment not an automatic part of aging
Premium Health News ServiceYears ago, a colleague of mine showed me a study about how cognitive ability can start slipping as early as age 50. "I guess that means we only have a limited time left in the money management business," he teased. That study has always haunted me. It'...Tags: Crosswords, Lifestyle and Leisure, MetLife Incorporated, Game Playing, Physical Conditions
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Search for missing Pierre man turns up no clues
PIERRE, S.D. - The effort to find a missing Pierre man made little progress Tuesday as the time continues to tick on the life of Leroy Nye. The 80-year-old Nye was staying with family in Saint Lawrence when he left the home around 1:30 AM Sunday in a...
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New York Jets - TeamReport
ReutersNFL Team Report - New York Jets - INSIDE SLANT Quarterback David Garrard confirmed reports he is retiring, telling USA Today, "I'm done, the knee is only going to get worse - my decision had nothing to do with them drafting Geno (Smith)," Garrard said....Tags: Tim Tebow, Oakland Raiders, Charles Johnson (football, defensive end), Dustin Keller, Josh Mauga
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Letters: The politics of corporations
Re "SEC and political spending," Editorial, May 7 How, precisely, would a rule requiring corporations to disclose their political contributions protect shareholders' interests, as opposed to the interests of those who are seeking such a rule, whom The...Tags: U.S. Congress
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Virginia Lee Moore July 29, 1923 - April 10, 2013
Virginia was born in Poseyville, Indiana and was the 8th of 10 children born to Arthur and Mary Moore. After serving three tours in the Marine Corps and having attained the rank of Master Sargent, she left the military in 1952 and moved to Glendale in...
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Around Town: Alzheimer's center taps the night away
The nonprofit Alzheimer's Family Services Center raised $190,000 during its 13th annual "A Gathering of Friends" gala on May 11 at The Waterfront Beach Resort in Huntington Beach. The money was raised through ticket sales, live and silent auctions,...
Tags: Special Olympics, Services and Shopping, Robert J. Lopez, Human Interest, University of California, Los Angeles
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Bill Clinton visits Colombia, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.Former President Clinton visited Colombia last week, meeting with President Juan Manuel Santos while visiting Cartagena, where Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro showed him around the city in an electric taxi. Then Clinton took time out to visit with Nobel...Tags: Chemotherapy, Colombia, Bill Clinton, Health Treatments, Nobel Prize Awards
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Arlington Heights projects for minority seniors, memory impaired continue
Two special-needs care facility developments, one for minority senior citizens and another for those with memory problems, are moving forward in Arlington Heights. The village board gave preliminary support at its recent meeting to an adult day care...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Early Learning, Diseases and Illnesses
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Shirley H. "Mickey" Hutton, homemaker
Shirley H. "Mickey" Hutton, a homemaker and artist, died May 12 from complications of dementia at Heron Point retirement community in Chestertown. The former Ruxton resident was 92. Shirley Herring was born in Baltimore and raised on Aigburth Road...
Tags: Christianity, Chestertown, Fine Artists, Timonium, Arts and Culture
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Boat trip aims to raise awareness about Lewy Body Dementia
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind.In 2013, the Year of the River, it makes sense to link a grand adventure on the Wabash River with a good cause. That is what Bruce Borror of West Lafayette is doing as he pilots a hand-built 14-foot boat on a 300-mile trip to raise awareness of Lewy...Tags: Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Travel, Ohio River, Trips and Vacations
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