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...most surprising result is that of 1,400 people who took cognitive tests over several years, those who suffered from migraine with aura (that sensory distortion that sometimes precedes a migraine headache) had less memory loss as they aged than people without migraines did. True, the migraine sufferers generally had worse short- and long-term memory to begin with. "But this is not what we would have expected," says Amanda Kalaydjian, a researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health and the lead author on the study, published in the Apr. 24 issue of Neurology. It suggests there could...
First, let's define a few terms. Doctors divide headaches into two broad categories: those that are self-contained (primary headaches) and those that result from another illness or accident (secondary headaches). The best treatment for a secondary headache depends on its origin. For example, an antibiotic may be prescribed for a headache caused by a bacterial infection...
...with epilepsy or Alzheimer's disease. "Before, patients got shipped around from doctor to doctor until eventually they wound up at a psychologist," says Dr. Joel Saper, director of the Michigan Head-Pain and Neurological Institute in Ann Arbor. Now their headaches are seen as the result of wayward circuits and molecules, not personality disorders...
...organizers, Michael F. Ayoub ’10, said that he thought the high student participation was partially a result of Mather House’s attempt to secede from the Undergraduate Council two weeks ago, suggesting that helped generate more interest in inter-House rivalry...
...South Africa , Mandela set the standard for other leaders to follow. We have Mugabe, who does anything for power, whose god is power. As a result, moral standards no longer have any importance in Zimbabwe. Moral standards have plummeted. Corruption has never been so bad. Young people are so opportunistic now. Anything goes. People survive by stealing. They say: "Whatever helps you, do it." They are imitating Mugabe. This is the heritage he has passed...