Fearing swine-flu closures, schools prepare to teach long-distance. NFL players have high rates of dementia. Congress investigates steroids in supplements.
Staying sharp as you age
Benedict Carey writes in the New York Times about the work of researchers who are trying to figure out why some people are able to stay mentally sharp well into their 90s.
Carey writes:
“The evidence suggests that people who spend long stretches of their days, three hours and more, engrossed in some [...]
Gingko biloba, a popular herbal preparation used to prevent or treat memory problems, failed to prevent the onset of dementia or Alzheimer’s diseases in a large study of older men and women.
The study appears in today’s issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association
Gingko biloba is one of the most popular herbal products [...]
[kaltura-widget wid="8vgw6ydg2q" width="410" height="364" addpermission="3" editpermission="3" /]
Invisible Families: The homeless you don't see
They squeeze in with relatives, couch surf with friends or camp out in cars. More families are quietly becoming homeless, driven to the edge by a lack of jobs and affordable housing. The Seattle Times and its local news partners tackle the topic together. Project home
E-Health Records: Seattle is ahead of the curve
Health News from the Seattle Times
