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...Weisses so vulnerable to Alzheimer's? One reason is that they tend to live long lives; advanced age is a major risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's. But scientists are convinced that defective genes are also involved. Four have already been located--one known as ApoE has been linked to late-onset Alzheimer's--and last week several new mutations on a gene associated with the much rarer early-onset Alzheimer's were tentatively identified, but it's clear that there are more genes to be found. That's why the National Institute on Aging (NIA) began last fall...
Both Porter and freshman Clay Johnson navigated their way to strong position at the regatta’s onset, placing second and third, respectively, in the race’s first stage. Though the pair took different routes to the finish, they wound up nearly in the same spot—first and third, separated by just eight points...
...knows with certainty, but there are several hypotheses that are not mutually exclusive. Mental disorders (including very serious illnesses such as bipolar disorder) are being increasingly recognized in children and teens. Whether, as is likely, this represents new recognition of an old phenomenon or whether ages of onset are dropping (as they are for some other medical illnesses such as diabetes mellitus type II) is still a matter of contention. In addition, in the not very distant past, many young people with mental disorders might not have made it to Harvard or indeed any college because of academic and interpersonal...
Much of the negativity stems from an insane gauntlet Crowe ran at the onset of fame, when, in short order, he had to deal with a highly publicized affair with Meg Ryan; rumored (and denied) trysts with Courtney Love, Jodie Foster, Nicole Kidman and Sarah Ferguson; countless apparent losses of temper; and a kidnapping threat serious enough that he needed a dozen security escorts with him on the night he won his Oscar. Crowe did not handle any of this particularly well. Instead of expressing amused bewilderment at the peculiarity of fame--a strategy Colin Farrell has perfected...
Rosenthal said that last year’s onset of SARS, a disease which has very similar symptoms to the flu, provided an additional incentive for the flu vaccine...