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		<title>Brain Cells Give New Clues to Alzheimer&#8217;s</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By uncovering a mechanism that causes damage to brain synapses during Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, researchers might have found a key to reducing or preventing nerve degeneration for these patients.
According to a report in the April 3 issue of Science, researchers at the U.S.-based Burnham Institute for Medical Research have shown that beta-amyloid protein &#8220;multimers&#8221; create excessive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Focus on Aging Brain: Use it and Boost it</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When is a memory lapse just a lapse and when is it a sign of something much more serious? Loss of memory is a great fear among older adults. Our memories define us.
According to the Alzheimer&#8217;s Association, every 71 seconds someone develops Alzheimer&#8217;s and 10 million baby boomers will develop Alzheimer&#8217;s disease in their lifetime.
All [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Brain is an Organ That Just Won’t be Contained</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 8 March 1969, an extraordinary experiment was reported in the pages of Nature, Europe’s leading science journal. A group of people took turns sitting in an old dentist’s chair and describing the room around them. They commented on the presence of a phone on the table, a nearby vase, facial expressions and how they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brain Games: Do They Really Work?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you misplace your keys or regularly miss appointments? Do you often forget the names of people you know well?  Do you feel like your memory is slowly getting worse? If so, then you may find yourself considering those brain games advertised everywhere. Sales pitches such as “where the sweat is figurative, but results are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shrinking Hippocampus Signals Early Alzheimer&#8217;s</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People who have lost brain cells in the hippocampus area of the brain are more likely to develop dementia, researchers report. The findings add to a growing body of evidence that shrinkage of the brain, particularly in the hippocampal area, may be an early sign of Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, occurring years before obvious memory loss and [...]]]></description>
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