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8/16/09 Interview 2

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Nationally recognized Geriatrician, Dr. Sharon Brangman weighs in on recent headlines about seniors and caffeine, aging-related shifts in sleep patterns, and the brain-game craze sweeping America.

Health Information Center Resources on Aging Issues:

• Caffeine Reverses Cognitive Impairment and Decreases Brain Amyloid-β Levels in Aged Alzheimer's Disease Mice, by Gary W. Arendasha, and others from the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, volume 17, pages 661, 680, 2009.

• The Quest for a Smart Pill: New Drugs to Improve Memory and Cognitive Performance in Impaired Individuals are Under Intensive Study. Their Possible Use in Healthy People Already Triggers Debate, by Stephen S. Hall, from Scientific American, September 2003.

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