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NEWS ABOUT: memory loss

memory loss stories: 19 news summaries
MEMORY LAPSES

 Boss to Michigan: Hello, Ohio! 

Slip-up 'every frontman's nightmare,' says chagrined Springsteen

Nov 15, 09 6:58 AM CST
(AP) - Want to get away, Boss? Bruce Springsteen bellowed "Hello, Ohio!" to his fans at the Auburn Hills Palace. That's in Michigan. The 60-year-old rock legend referred to the neighboring state several times Friday night until E Street Band guitarist Steve Van Zandt whispered in his ear. More »

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memory loss • Bruce Springsteen • E Street Band • Steve Van Zandt

 Accelerated Aging 
 Tied to HIV/AIDS 

Middle-aged sufferers have symptoms of HIV-negative 80-year-olds

Nov 2, 09 3:25 PM CST
(Newser) - The aging population of Americans with HIV/AIDS is in a much different spot than those infected before the drug cocktail was introduced in the mid-1990s. But new research reveals disturbing trends related to aging. The cause is likely either the disease or the medications, and the result is symptoms—from... More »

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AIDS • dementia • HIV • memory loss • osteoporosis • HIV/AIDS • medication • drug cocktail • mild cognitive impairment • gay men

Police ID
Amnesiac Teen Found in NYC

'Jane Doe' is 18-year-old from Washington state

Oct 25, 09 10:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - A teenager who turned up outside a New York City shelter earlier this month saying she didn't know her name has been identified, police say. "Jane Doe" is 18-year-old Kacie Aleece Peterson from eastern Washington state, and her father is en route to New York to pick her up,... More »

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New York City • memory loss • Washington state • amnesia • teenager • Kacie Aleece Peterson • Covenant House

OPINION

Mac's Missile Shield Rant Off Target, Forgetful

System he's now never heard of relies on ship named for forebears

Sep 18, 09 8:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sen. John McCain’s savaging of President Obama over shelving the Eastern European missile shield could hardly more disingenuous, David Corn writes for Mother Jones. McCain said he hadn’t heard of the technology Obama plans to use instead, but not only did he publicly praise Obama for boosting funding... More »

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John McCain • missile shield • memory loss • President Obama • short-range missiles • USS John S. McCain

Infections Quicken Memory Loss in Alzheimer's Patients

Ailments boost inflammatory protein which may speed decline

Sep 8, 09 10:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Urinary tract, chest, and other infections may double the speed of memory loss among Alzheimer’s sufferers, researchers in Britain find. About half of subjects in a six-month study got infections outside the brain that prompted increased levels of an inflammatory protein; those who suffered such events, called SIEs, showed... More »

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cognitive decline • infection • protein • memory loss • Britain • health research • urinary tract infection • Alzheimer's Disease

 15-Letter Phrase 
 for Memory Boost?  
 Crossword Puzzle 

Activity may fend off the start of memory loss

Aug 4, 09 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Doing crossword puzzles may delay the slide into forgetfulness associated with dementia, a study shows. Researchers monitored the frequency with which a group of elderly subjects engaged in reading, writing, group discussions, playing music, playing cards, and doing crossword puzzles, and found that those who developed dementia took part in... More »

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music • dementia • study • writing • memory loss • reading • crossword puzzle • health research

(Newser) - Regular doses of Omega 3, found in fish oil, can help reduce memory loss, reports the Telegraph. Healthy 70-year-old subjects taking capsules containing 900 mg of the fatty acid docosahexaenoic slashed errors on a test that measured learning and memory, according to researchers. The improvement, exhibited over a six-month period,... More »

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study • brain • memory loss • scientific study • omega 3 • fish oil

Caffeine May Reverse
Effects of Alzheimer's

Stimulant alleviates cognitive decline in lab mice

Jul 6, 09 2:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Caffeine may reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study indicates. University of Florida researchers investigated the effects of a high caffeine diet on mice genetically engineered to suffer from high levels of beta-amyloid—a protein associated with human Alzheimer's—that causes cognitive decline in old age. The... More »

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mice • caffeine • treatment • cognitive decline • memory loss • Alzheimer's Society • Alzheimer's Disease • women's issues

(Newser) - The children of Alzheimer’s sufferers can develop memory problems much earlier than previously believed, according to a large new study. Boston University researchers administered memory tests to a group of middle-aged people, all of whom carried a gene linked to Alzheimer’s, but only half of whom had parents... More »

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memory loss • heredity • scientific study • Alzheimer's Disease

 Dieting Could 
 Help Your 
 Memory 



Cutting calories could help stave off
dementia, Alzheimer's

Jan 27, 09 11:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Eating less could help you remember more, a study suggests. Among volunteers with an average age of 60, the Telegraph reports, those instructed to eat 30% fewer calories improved their memory test scores by 20% compared to those asked to maintain their diets or eat 20% more. The finding fuels... More »

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memory • dementia • diet • memory loss • Alzheimer's Disease



 Science 
 Probes 
 'Senior 
 Moments' 

Researchers discover why an aging brain is prone to distraction

Dec 2, 08 1:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Science has found clues to why older people tend to lose their train of thought so easily: Slower internal brain communications are behind those misplaced names, words, keys, and other “senior moments,” the Wall Street Journal reports. A 200-millisecond difference in an older person’s ability to quickly... More »

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elderly • age • brain • cognitive decline • memory loss • distraction

 Scientists Wipe 
 Mouse Memories 

Treatment selectively erased memories of electric shocks

Oct 25, 08 3:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have succeeded in blanking selected memories from the brains of mice, Reuters reports. After brain protein levels were manipulated, the mice lost the memory of an electric shock but didn't forget anything else. The researchers said it was doubtful that it would be possible—or desirable—to do the... More »

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memory • mice • brain • memory loss • neurology • mouse • lab mice

Low B12 Levels Tied to Brain Shrinkage, Memory Loss

Many adults deficient in crucial nutrient

Sep 9, 08 1:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vitamin B12 deficiency can cause memory loss, particularly in the elderly, reports the BBC. People short on the nutrient were 6 times more likely than individuals with normal levels to experience brain shrinkage, which is strongly linked to dementia, a new study shows. Forty percent of people are believed to... More »

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health • elderly • dementia • brain • memory loss • scientific study • vitamin B • health study • Alzheimer's Disease

 To Remember, Exercise 

Australian study shows exercise improves 'flawed memory'

Sep 3, 08 4:26 PM CDT
(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... More »

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memory • memory loss • exercise • Alzheimer's Disease

 High Blood Pressure
 Linked to Dementia 

Risk rockets stunning 600%: study

Jul 8, 08 3:10 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Low 'Good' Cholesterol
 Hurts Memory 

Study links low HDL to brain's decline—and possibly dementia

Jul 1, 08 12:27 PM CDT
(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... More »

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memory • dementia • cholesterol • memory loss • scientific study • good cholesterol • high-density lipoprotein

Gulf Illness Blamed on Chemicals

Pesticides and nerve agents cause syndrome, says researcher

Mar 11, 08 9:05 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Iraq • veterans • Pentagon • memory loss • Department of Veterans Affairs • Kuwait • nerve gas • chronic fatigue syndrome • National Academy of Sciences • Gulf War • Gulf War Syndrome • muscle pain • Dr. Beatrice Golomb • UCSD School of Medicine • pyridostigmine bromide • Khamisiyah • acetylcholinesterase inhibitors • organophosphates • sarin • Desert Shield • Desert Storm • Rand Corp

Coffee May Stall Memory Loss in Women

Drink up, and maybe you won't forget where you set your cup down

Aug 7, 07 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The world’s most popular stimulant may slow age-related memory loss in older women, Reuters reports. Drinking three or more cups of coffee per day reduced verbal memory loss in French women aged 65 and up by 33% compared to women who drank a cup or less, researchers say. The... More »

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memory • health • women's health • dementia • coffee • women • caffeine • memory loss • Alzheimer's Disease

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

Doctors catch onto "chemo brain"

Apr 29, 07 8:00 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

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