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With age, the cells in the hypothalamus become less active. It's a situation that is made worse by the fact that the elderly tend to spend less time outdoors in the sunlight, which increases melatonin production in the pineal gland, causing sleep and mood disturbances. In earlier studies, Van...
Van Someren also notes that the gain in cognitive test scores is the same benefit that Alzheimer's patients can expect from taking cholinesterase inhibitors, which stall the advent of dementia by strengthening communication between brain nerve cells. "Because it gives the same effect, on average, it may make sense...
Inflation is causing trouble worldwide, of course, but it's particularly acute in Vietnam, where prices for virtually everything, from food to fuel to housing, have been spiking. Much of Vietnam's recent growth has been driven by its expanding manufacturing sector, but now assembly line workers' salaries are being...
For centuries the Roma community eked out a living as fiddlers, fortune tellers and dancers for the Ottoman court, and later for Turks from all walks of life - a tradition captured on-screen in the James Bond movie From Russia With Love. Their fortunes took a downturn in the 1990s...
Peter fought his way up through local, regional and national tournaments, and finally to the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, where despite his quarterfinal loss, he attracted the attention of agents who began vying for his attention. Before long, the kid from Uyo was living in the United States and racking...