Cumulative lead exposure slows mental skills
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NEW YORK  - A study of elderly men shows that the higher their cumulative exposure to lead in everyday life, the lower were their scores on a variety of cognitive tests -- and the worse the deterioration over time.
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Two large studies, one focusing on women and the other on men, found that elderly people who walked were more likely to maintain cognitive function.
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Men who participate in longer and more intense physical activity as they age will maintain more of their memory and thinking abilities, compared with men who don&#39;t, according to new research.
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Volunteers show marked improvement in verbal skills after a research team runs a weak current through their foreheads. The researchers say it could lead to innovative therapies for patients with brain injuries. By Amit Asaravala.
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People with Parkinson&#39;s disease (news - web sites) and dementia experience a similar average annual decline in cognitive function as people with Alzheimer&#39;s disease (news
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New research suggests the "natural" mental decline associated with aging could be linked to the effects of lead exposure from decades past.
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Two large studies, one focusing on women and the other on men, found that elderly people who walk are more likely to maintain cognitive function.
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Accumulated lead exposure may increase the risk of developing a cataract, research suggests.
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Children with lead poisoning will have greater access to a new screening system that measures lead levels in blood in as little as three minutes, the Food and Drug Administration said Monday.
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Researchers from the Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh looked at how the cognitive abilities of smokers and non-smokers changed over time.
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Children of women exposed to organic solvents at their jobs while pregnant run the risk of subtle cognitive and learning problems, a new study says.
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Lifetime exposure to lead from paint in older houses, drinking water pipes and other sources appears to increase men&#39;s risk of cataract development, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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The dangers of lead in some toys are well-known, but there are plenty of other ways people can be exposed to the metal.
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The results of a new study  conducted by researchers in France suggest that selenium levels  decrease with age, which may contribute to a loss of  neurological abilities in the elderly.
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Results from a new study show that lifetime lead exposure may increase the risk of developing cataracts. Researchers found that men with high levels of lead in the tibia, the larger of the two leg bones below
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Supplementation with antioxidants, zinc or copper has neither a beneficial nor harmful effect on cognition in elderly people, a new study indicates.
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Most people associate lead poisoning with paint chips and toxic dust. But in a case report published last week, doctors identified a more unusual source of exposure, gunshot wounds.