Memory Loss & the Brain



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	Memory News
	Fatty food weighs down muscles and memory

	Pumping Neurons: Exercise to maintain a healthy brain The evidence is growing that moderate regular exercise boosts memory and other brain functions and may help prevent age-related declines. Go to Article >>

	How Parkinson’s disease affects the mind It’s not just a movement disorder. Besides causing tremors and other motion-related symptoms, Parkinson’s disease affects memory, learning, and behavior. Go to Article >>

	Creative healing: art therapy for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias As medical science races to cure dementia, storytelling and other creative activities promise a better quality of life for the millions already diagnosed. Go to Article >>

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	Medicate Your Memory


Resources
Statins and Alzheimer's Disease

Articles “Atorvastatin for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease,” by D. Larry Sparks and others. (Archives of Neurology, May 2005, Vol. 62, pp. 753-757.) “Statins—Cure-all for the brain?” by Til Menge and others. (Nature Reviews—Neuroscience, April 2005, Vol. 6, pp. 325-331.) Associations and Websites Associations and Websites “Statins: facts about statins and Alzheimer’s disease.” Fact sheet by the Alzheimer’s Association of Los Angeles. www.alzla.org/treatment/statins.html Institute for the Study of Aging: www.aging-institute.org