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Been heating up the web search engines this week with millions, of course, hitting the road for christmas. and so have inquiries about a fallen dictator and a major illness. yahoo web editor heather cabot fills in the blanks for us. good morning, heather. good morning, guys. the promise of a new drug to fight alzheimer s is taking the web by storm this week. researchers from the salk institute tested the compound known as j-147 on mice with the genetic disease and observed improved memory and the prevention of brain damage. look-ups for the drug are off the charts right now on yahoo. also spiking this week, the death of north korea s reclusive leader, kim jong-il. he died of a massive heart attack. and searches for the medical term myocardial infarction surged 23,000% as people around the globe researched the funeral ceremony and succession plans. we re seeing lots of queries for kim jong-il s youngest son, kim jong-un, believed to be in his late 20s, who s reportedly been groomed ....