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    Jan 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Older men may experience more memory loss than women

    A study suggests that older men may be more vulnerable to developing mild cognitive impairment and memory loss compared with women.
    A study suggests that older men may be more vulnerable to developing mild cognitive impairment and memory loss compared with women. Researchers studied a group of 1,450 men and women age 70 to 89 who, at the start of the study, had no signs of...

    Tags: Health, Symptoms, Symptoms, Mayo Clinic, Hospitals and Clinics

    2. Jan 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Book review: 'The Fat Years' by Chan Koonchung

    The Fat Years
    The Fat Years A Novel Chan Koonchung, translated from the Chinese by Michael S. Duke Nan A. Talese/Doubleday: 310 pp., $26.95 I've long been partial to E.M. Forster's formulation that the role of fiction — or one of them, anyway — is to...

    Tags: Elizabeth Bowen, Book, China, Arts and Culture, Literature

    3. Jan 9, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Nicotine patch may boost memory in elderly who are mildly impaired

    Older people with mild cognitive impairment may get some help from a nicotine patch, a study suggests.
    Older people with mild cognitive impairment may get some help from a nicotine patch, a study suggests. Researchers tested nicotine patches and a placebo on memory and other brain functions in 74 people (average age 76)  in a double-blind study. None of...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Vanderbilt University , Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Symptoms

    4. Dec 30, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Silent strokes in the elderly may lead to memory loss

    Silent strokes, small areas of dead brain tissue, may be responsible for memory loss in older people.
    Silent strokes, small areas of dead brain tissue, may be responsible for memory loss in older people. A study, released recently in the journal Neurology, looked at the effects of those silent strokes on memory, as well as hippocampus size. A smaller...

    Tags: Columbia University, Health, Symptoms, Symptoms, Medical Research

    5. Aug 29, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  5. More ex-players sue NFL, equipment makers over head injuries

    The Fabulous Forum
    Another group of former NFL players has filed a lawsuit against the NFL and equipment makers Riddell and Easton, claiming that the league was negligent in its handling of head injuries during the players' careers. The list of players includes......
    6. Aug 29, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Reading L.A.: Norman M. Klein on our collective amnesia

    Culture Monster
    Norman M. Klein's "The History of Forgetting" is the 15th book in Christopher Hawthorne's Reading L.A. series...
    7. Apr 12, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Alzheimer's drug won't forestall memory loss at early stages of the disease, study finds

    Memantine, a medication approved for use in patients in advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease, won't delay the loss of memory and cognitive function that comes in the early stages of the disease, a new study concludes. Though the drug is prescribed to...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Science and Technology, Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Forest Laboratories Incorporated

    8. Aug 6, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Book review: 'Before I Go to Sleep' by S.J. Watson

    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    S.J. Watson's debut novel, "Before I Go to Sleep," is a brilliant, nasty noir. It drags you down into deep, dark and disturbing waters. It entertains while touching on complex questions of the meaning of identity and memory. A young woman wakes up in bed...

    Tags: Book, Entertainment, Candace Bushnell, Dashiell Hammett, The Firm (tv program)

    9. Aug 18, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  9. What Barack Obama's really saying at all these cross-country stops to collect money

    Top of the Ticket
    Full text of a new Obama fundraiser speech to see the president's concerns and political priorities for the fall....
    10. Aug 25, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Does Juvenon work as an anti-aging supplement?

    <b>The products:</b> Age-defying products that target wrinkles or gray hairs are missing one of the real driving forces behind aging. Over the years, cells throughout the body lose mitochondria, tiny powerhouses that provide energy for all sorts of vital functions. This cellular power-outage is one reason older people limp along with a fraction of the zip and pep that they enjoyed in earlier days.
    Special to The Times
    The products: Age-defying products that target wrinkles or gray hairs are missing one of the real driving forces behind aging. Over the years, cells throughout the body lose mitochondria, tiny powerhouses that provide energy for all sorts of vital...

    Tags: Social Sciences, Drugs and Medicines, Science and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Health

    11. Mar 30, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Sleeping pill use grows as economy keeps people up at night

    Lost jobs and lost careers. Promising businesses in shambles. The college acceptance letter returned to its envelope. This is how President Obama recently described the effect of the tanking economy on ordinary Americans -- and the stresses keeping them up at night.
    Lost jobs and lost careers. Promising businesses in shambles. The college acceptance letter returned to its envelope. This is how President Obama recently described the effect of the tanking economy on ordinary Americans -- and the stresses keeping them...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Science and Technology, Adults, Crime, Law and Justice, IMS Health Incorporated

    12. Jan 8, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Alzheimer's cocktail? Don't get too intoxicated, experts say.

    Booster Shots
    Expert opinion has begun rolling in on the study suggesting a cocktail of nutrients may help delay or reverse some of the memory loss that comes with Alzheimer's disease. Don't put an umbrella in that drink yet, they say: It's......
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