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		<title>Higher leptin levels, lower Alzheimer&#8217;s incidence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Persons with higher levels of leptin, a protein hormone produced by  fat cells and involved in the regulation of appetite, may have an associated  reduced incidence of Alzheimer disease and dementia, according to a study in the  December 16 issue of JAMA.
Previous studies have shown that overweight and obesity in mid-life are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Games help seniors stay sharp</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seniors may be able to slow down memory loss by exercising the brain, experts say.
Doing crossword puzzles, playing cards and other games might ward off a decline in memory or help us maintain &#8220;brainpower&#8221; as we age, reports a study by the Rush Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease Center and Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke&#8217;s Medical Center in Chicago. The study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inflammations make Alzheimer&#8217;s worse</title>
		<link>http://www.myfitbrain.com/blog/index.php/inflammations-make-alzheimers-worse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Memory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chronic inflammation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Memory Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Symptoms of Alzheimer's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TNF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tumor necrosis factor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vagus nerve]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When inflammation arises in the body as a result of infection or injury, the  immune response also appears to accelerate memory loss in people with  Alzheimer’s, according to a recent study published in the journal Neurology. In this study of changes in  patients’ cognitive abilities over a span of six months, Alzheimer’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cell phones may be good for Alzheimer&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www.myfitbrain.com/blog/index.php/cell-phones-may-be-good-for-alzheimers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dementia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hippocampus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Memory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neurogenesis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beta-amyloid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cell phone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Function]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electromagnetic waves]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Cell phone exposure may be helpful in the fight against Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, a new study shows.
The study, involving mice, provides evidence that long-term exposure to electromagnetic waves associated with cell phone use may protect against, and even reverse, Alzheimer&#8217;s disease.
The study is published in the Journal of Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease.
&#8220;It surprised us to find that cell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minimize Alzheimer&#8217;s risk</title>
		<link>http://www.myfitbrain.com/blog/index.php/minimize-alzheimers-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A large, 5-year study showed that the people in their 70s who were the most active and adhered the best to a Mediterranean-style diet were 61–67 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer&#8217;s disease compared with the least active and least Mediterranean-minded of the group.
Exercise
The most active in the study group got about an hour and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memories are formed by a chemical release</title>
		<link>http://www.myfitbrain.com/blog/index.php/memories-are-formed-by-a-chemical-release/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myfitbrain.com/blog/index.php/memories-are-formed-by-a-chemical-release/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dementia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hippocampus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Memory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neurogenesis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[long-term potentiation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ltp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neuron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[synapse]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Understanding exactly how the brain encodes and stores memories is one of the  central, unsolved mysteries in neuroscience. Currently the most widely accepted  theory is long-term potentiation (LTP)—the lasting communication established  between two neurons when they are stimulated simultaneously.
As a person processes an event, two neurons pass information through a small  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are memories lost or inaccessible?</title>
		<link>http://www.myfitbrain.com/blog/index.php/are-memories-lost-or-inaccessible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dementia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's symptoms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Memory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Memory Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memory repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neuroplasticity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers at MIT&#8217;s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory conducted learning and memory tasks using transgenic mice that were induced to lose a significant number of brain cells. Following Alzheimer&#8217;s-like brain atrophy, the mice acted as though they did not remember tasks they had previously learned.  But after taking HDAC inhibitors, the mice regained their [...]]]></description>
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