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...most people, this deterioration is annoying but hardly disabling. You'll lose your glasses but not your marbles. Even in the 65-and-older age group, only 15% of people suffering from mild cognitive impairment will go on to develop Alzheimer's disease. Others, Mayeux explains, may be suffering from undiagnosed problems such as atherosclerosis, ministrokes or thyroid disorders. For still others, alcohol and drugs, legal or illegal, may be part of the problem. Any substances that depress the central nervous system, including anesthetics, throw a similarly wet blanket over the ability to form memories. Blood-pressure medicines and antidepressants...
...clinical studies that have been conducted on ginkgo involved only patients with Alzheimer's disease. While these people did experience flickers of improved memory, that's no indication that ordinary middle-agers with ordinary memory woes will benefit similarly. "We don't really know whether it works for mild memory loss," says Devi...
Forewarned, I nonetheless decided to sample a couple of the memory nostrums, starting with ginkgo. The package warned that in addition to any other potential problems, ginkgo can cause "mild gastrointestinal discomfort." After just one pill, I discovered that the package was--how best to put this?--not kidding. It's hard to say if my memory improved in the little time I was on ginkgo, but I can say I had no trouble at all remembering to eat a bland diet for several days afterward. Vitamin E had similarly little impact on my memory. Those antioxidants may be able...
Though I might replace "mild contempt" with "critical disapproval," the statement nevertheless captures my perspective of Harvard. From an objective standpoint, I have been very lucky here: I found a concentration in classics which was small enough to be accessible and challenging enough to be academically inspiring and an activity in The Crimson which was personally and socially fulfilling. Along the way, I have found friends and teachers whom I will leave today with great appreciation and not a little sadness. But also along the way, I learned to criticize the institution which has given me so very much...
...Harvard, Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 says he is not disturbed if the College's method of assigning groups of students to Houses makes them uncomfortable--he sees mild discomfort as evidence that students are learning how to live with other people...