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Diagnostic Dilemma: Cognitive Scores Vary As Much Within Test Takers as Between Age Groups, Making One-Session Testing Less Valid
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At Least Through their Mid-60s, People at Genetic Risk for Alzheimer's Age Mentally Just Like Non-Carriers
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High-Normal Uric Acid Linked with Mild Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly
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Alzheimer's disease risks gender specific
May 2, 2008, ScienceDaily

Sleep is precious commodity when living with Alzheimer's
May 1, 2008, Psych Central

Depression tied to Alzheimer's
April 29, 2008, New York Times (free registered required)

Strategies to minimize memory loss
April 28, 2008, Psych Central

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President's budget grim for psychology
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Warding off dementia
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APOE Genotype and Cognitive Functioning in a Large Age-Stratified Population Sample
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Early Assessment of Dementia: The Contribution of Different Memory Components
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Failure to Control Prepotent Pathways in Early Stage Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type: Evidence From Dichotic Listening
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