Word: onset
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...recommends "brain gymnastics" [PERSONAL TIME, YOUR HEALTH, May 15] but omits mention of crossword puzzles, like the one you featured in the same issue. TIME's own story "Elixirs for Your Memory" [SCIENCE, Sept. 13, 1999] notes the connection researchers have made between solving crosswords and warding off the onset of Alzheimer's. STANLEY A. KURZBAN Chappaqua...
President Neil L. Rudenstine's Monday announcement, which caught most by surprise, could not have been better timed. After accomplishing the major goals stated at the onset of his tenure--including a wildly successful $2.6 billion capital campaign--Rudenstine has wisely chosen to step down next spring. He will leave behind a University that now possesses the resources to embark on new projects and the opportunity to seek a fresh vision...
There isn't much data about whether lifestyle choices, like the ones the Cleveland groups investigated, can help delay the onset of Alzheimer's. A French study five years ago found that older folks who travel, do odd jobs and garden are less likely to have Alzheimer's than more sedentary seniors. But those results could just as easily indicate that people in the earliest stages of Alzheimer's are less likely to be active...
...idea that Alzheimer's might be at least somewhat preventable--if not by mental gymnastics, then by chemistry--has attracted lots of interest. The National Institute on Aging launched a research trial to see if anti-inflammatory drugs, such as naproxen or the COX-2 inhibitor Vioxx, can delay onset. Another study compares the Alzheimer's drug Aricept with vitamin E to see if the latter can ease cognitive problems. But these are all preliminary explorations of intriguing clues and don't yet apply to everyday life...
...suggest that fiber may not protect against colon cancer? Not on your life. There are lots of other reasons, backed by solid research, for eating a high-fiber diet. Among them: it lowers blood pressure, decreases the cholesterol level and lessens the chances of developing type II, or adult-onset, diabetes...