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More than 66% of adults in the U.S. and 50% of those in Europe are considered overweight or obese. The impact of this epidemic on the middle-aged is well known, but this study shows it may also contribute to the neuro-degenerative diseases of late life. The good news is that simple interventions now--such as controlling cholesterol, lowering blood pressure, getting checked for diabetes and dropping even a few of those extra pounds--can keep your body and your mind healthier for years to come. --With reporting by Miriam Falco/Atlanta...
Provost Steven E. Hyman, another author of the study, warned that medical diagnosis of predisposition toward drug abuse raises potential questions in a “nascent field called neuro-ethics...
...study is part of the greater Phenotype Genotype Project in Addiction and Depression, the largest neuro-imaging and genetics project in the United States...
...classic 1978 sci-fi movie Coma. They are capable of smiling, crying and turning toward a voice. "There are many, many behaviors that look like conscious behavior that are reflexive or automatic," says Joseph Giacino, associate director of neuropsychology at the JFK Medical Center and the New Jersey Neuro-science Institute in Edison, N.J. After looking at the videos of Terri Schiavo for TIME, Giacino said, "This is not compelling evidence. It's interesting and suggestive. But most of these responses could occur in a vegetative state...
...addition, the trio hopes their findings will lead to the means of stopping the premature death of other cells, helping those afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease and other neuro-degenerative disorders...