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Studies have shown that diabetes may speed up aging-related deficits in mental function and lead to a twofold increase in the risk of dementia. Some researchers have speculated that diabetes could even boost the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Roger Dixon, a psychologist at the University of Alberta in Canada, wanted to learn whether this was true and set out to study exactly how uncontrolled blood sugar affected the brain...
...Dixon and his colleagues studied 41 adults with diabetes and 424 healthy adults between the ages of 53 and 90, and reported their findings in the journal Neuropsychology. After testing the participants on memory, recall, verbal fluency, executive functions involving critical thinking and the speed of their mental faculties, researchers found the most significant deficits in diabetes patients on tasks of executive function and speed. These problems showed up in the youngest patients as well as the older ones, and once the cognitive symptoms appeared, they did not seem to worsen or change over time. Although Dixon's study failed...
...Brando’s Don Corleone a little too closely, his believable performance shows his range as an actor—something his meager part in the recent “Quantum of Solace” did not. Together, Chess and Waters—along with songwriter Willie Dixon, played by Cedric the Entertainer—begin to construct the Chess empire. Dixon’s voiceover, which opens and closes the film, serves as a narrative frame for the entire film. Waters and Little Walter, played by Columbus Short, popularize a blues style that is copied by other artists...
...start off with because there’s a wide range of teams,” Christensen said. “If you can do well against these teams, then you know you can compete for the rest of the year.”—Staff writer Dixon McPhillips can be reached at fmcphill@fas.harvard.edu...
...just one point. “We’re hoping to close the gap between third and fourth [in the indoor season],” Christensen said. “The freshmen are definitely going to help us do that.” —Staff writer Dixon McPhillips can be reached at fmcphill@fas.harvard.edu...