Monthly Archives: September 2009

30Sep

Catching up on my Reading/Running

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Did anyone catch the New York Times Magazine article “What sort of exercise can make you smarter” from last Sunday 9/20? I just read it and was really excited to see it since I am an avid exerciser and had Read More >

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28Sep

World Alzheimer’s Day 2009

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So, I was on vacation last week so this will be a week of catch up. I missed commenting on the World Alzheimer’s Day which was Sept 21st. The Alzheimer’s organization released a new report letting us all know that Read More >

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15Sep

Memory Week Smoothie

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In case you missed it, Dawn Jackson Blatner, a registered dietitian from Marbles Lincoln Square neighbor The Chopping Block, gave us tips on how to use diet to boost memory. She also presented a few recipes, including this Brain Boost Read More >

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14Sep

Marbles Memory Walk Team

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Thanks for all of the support and to those who made the Marbles Memory Walk team a success. Here are some shots from the walk! The Marbles team looking strong mid-way through the walk

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14Sep

New study links brain proteins to ADHD symptoms

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A study published in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, which took 9 years to complete, provides “the first definitive proof that patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have lower-than-normal levels of the proteins Read More >

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10Sep

Do you have the brain of a leader?

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Reported today on CNN.com, University of Arizona professor claims that he can use brain maps to determine an individual’s capacity for certain traits related to leadership. The professor, Pierre Balthazard, is working to develop a model to help the U.S. Read More >

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8Sep

Scientists identify three genes associated with Alzheimer’s disease

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Findings published recently in the journal Nature Genetics identify three genes associated with Alzheimer’s disease, the first major finding of its kind since the discovery since the apolipoprotein E gene APOE4 was identified in 1993. Rather than looking for another Read More >

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4Sep

What would it be like to lose your memory?

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As we prepare for Memory Week at Marbles, we are thinking a lot about how valuable memory is. Typically, we don’t take the time to consider the value of something until we start to lose it. A story I read Read More >

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2Sep

Did you know that one-third of American adults are grandparents?

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Our friends at Ageless North Shore magazine recently posted more on the history of Grandparents Day. For example, “Mrs. Marian McQuade, a West Virginia mother of 15 and grandparent of 40, is the creator of the holiday.” With 40 grandchildren, Read More >

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1Sep

What else are you doing while you read this post?

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Are you watching TV, checking emails and talking on your phone? A story on CNNhealth.com notes that there may be a downside to all this “productivity.” Researchers from Stanford University recently conducted a study on heavy multimedia users, finding that Read More >

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