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Bringing new life to ‘Patient H.M.,’ the man who couldn’t make memories

His story is a staple in psychology classes, but his identity wasn’t known for years: Henry Molaison, the man who lost his ability to form new memories after a lobotomy. In “Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family…

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Google’s Effects on Memory

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Alzheimer’s Treatment Research Dealt Setback

An effort to develop a treatment for Alzheimer's disease was halted after data showed that a new drug was doing more harm than good, leading to more memory loss and putting people at a higher risk for skin cancer. Judy…

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New Early Alzheimer’s Test Raises Hopes for Improved Treatment

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Sufferers of Early Onset Alzheimer’s Describe Life with the Disease

Susan Dentzer reports on early onset Alzheimer's -- a degenerative brain disease that affects an estimated 250,000 to half a million Americans -- and how a forum organized by those suffering from the diagnosis has proven an effective means of…

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