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  • September 2008

    • To Remember, Exercise

      BBC  |  Sep 3, 08 4:26 PM CDT

      To Remember, Exercise

      (Newser) - A little sweatin' to the oldies might help oldsters with mild memory problems, an Australian study suggests. Volunteers who took part in “home-based physical activity” showed a “modest improvement in cognitive function" over those who did not. Results showed that just a few hours of walking per week improved mild cognitive impairment, the BBC reports. More »

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      exercise  • memory  • memory loss  • Alzheimer's Disease

  • July 2008

    • High Blood Pressure Linked to Dementia

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jul 8, 08 3:10 AM CDT

      High Blood Pressure Linked to Dementia

      (Newser) - High blood pressure increases an individual's risk of suffering dementia in old age by an astonishing 600%, reports the Daily Telegraph. The study, conducted in the UK—where 1 in 3 people have high blood pressure by middle age—found that hypertension increased the incidence of vascular dementia. The second most common form of the disease after Alzheimer's, vascular dementia can cause memory loss, seizures and increased risk of stroke. More »

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      Alzheimer's  • dementia  • memory loss  • high blood pressure  • stroke risk

    • Low 'Good' Cholesterol Hurts Memory

      CBS  |  Jul 1, 08 12:27 PM CDT

      Low 'Good' Cholesterol Hurts Memory

      (Newser) - Low levels of high-density lipoprotein—so-called "good" cholesterol—lead to memory failure and perhaps dementia, a study finds. Researchers followed subjects aged 55-61, and found that patients with low HDL levels were 53% more likely to experience memory loss. "We looked at cognitive decline in midlife, but it may turn out that this decline is a risk factor for dementia," one researcher tells WebMD. More »

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      dementia  • cholesterol  • memory  • memory loss

  • March 2008

    • Gulf Illness Blamed on Chemicals

      Union-Tribune (San Diego)  |  Mar 11, 08 9:05 AM CDT

      Gulf Illness Blamed on Chemicals

      (Newser) - Exposure to chemicals and pesticides during the first Gulf War is the likely cause of widespread illnesses suffered by its veterans, a new study concludes. Some 250,000 veterans of the conflict—a third of the troops who served— suffer fatigue, muscle and joint pain, memory lapses, intestinal problems, and sleep disturbances, the San Diego Tribune reports. The umbrella of ailments is widely known as Gulf War syndrome, though federal authorities resist that label. More »

  • August 2007
  • April 2007

    • Post-Chemo Memory Loss Isn't All in the Head

      New York Times  |  Apr 29, 07 8:00 AM CDT

      Post-Chemo Memory Loss Isn't All in the Head

      (Newser) - Docs are finally cluing in to "chemo brain," the fuzzy-headed forgetfulness following treatment that cancer survivors have long suffered—and doctors long denied. The condition, suffered by roughly 15% of breast cancer survivors, refers to a laundry list of memory-loss issues that researchers think result from high levels of toxic exposure during chemo. More »

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      health  • cancer  • breast cancer  • cancer treatment  • chemotherapy  • memory loss

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