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...Association of Parents of Young Victims of Strangulation in France. She believes that raising awareness about the game can save children from accidental death. It was only after police explained how her son Nicolas had died that Cochet began piecing together the warning signals she had missed. About six months before his death, he had told her about a "fun game. Then one day he had headaches. Another day I saw that he had marks on the edge of his neck," she says. "I saw all these things but didn't understand what they meant, because I didn't know...
Beth and Brent Fite, of Redlands, Calif., prequalified in May for a $300,000 loan. After six months, they had three offers rejected. "They say it's been a buyer's market, but it really doesn't seem like it," says Beth, an administrative assistant for the city of Corona. At the end of the summer, the couple found the home of their dreams - a three-bedroom, two-bath house perfect for raising a family. They bid $25,000 above the asking price but were passed over for a cash offer...
With a host of companies trying to tap into baby boomers' fear of senior moments, the growth in cognitive-fitness products has as much to do with aging consumers as it does with the discovery that adult brains can generate new cells. At least six weeks of sustained, intense learning generally results in increased brain thickness. This finding has fueled a hot theory in Alzheimer's research: the more you work out your brain, the more you accumulate what is referred to as cognitive reserve. (See more about the brain...
...well-documented way to slow memory decline is through plain old aerobic exercise, says Art Kramer, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Illinois, who found that six months of walking for about an hour three times a week improved memory, attention and decision making among study participants, whose average age was 72. "Physical activity appears to be neuroprotective," Kramer says. (See TIME's video about fitness gadgets...
...Crimson returned home to compete at the Gordon Indoor Track and Tennis Center for the first time this year, posting six wins and earning an ECAC and IC4A qualification at the Harvard Invitational Saturday...