You're in the car, with Sirius XM tuned to Deep Cuts. The Holllies' 1967 song "Carrie Anne" is playing. As you absently trill along with "People live and learn but you're still learning" while waiting for the light to change, you realize you know every word of the lyrics. And it's hardly the only decades-old rock tune you can sing along with, line by line.
Simon said . . . where have you gone Joe DiMaggio?
Ted Buss
How is it possible to know the lyrics to “American Pie” and other ancient songs but not be able to recall the guy’s name who just introduced himself five minutes ago?
“I can’t remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride, but something touched me deep inside the day the music died.” (Don McLean)
Let’s see, is his name “George,” “Gene,” “Gary” . . . Oh well. “Hey, neighbor, how you doin’?”
If I’m given six items to pick up at the store I might remember three or four but all six could be a stretch. “We need bread, milk, a dozen eggs . . . orange juice, no . . . flour, sugar, cereal . . . no, no, no.”
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Thursday, January 28, 2021, CLEVELAND: The National Institutes of Health has awarded Cleveland Clinic a $6.7 million grant to evaluate if high-intensity exercise can prevent development of Alzheimer s disease. The five-year study will assess the effect of home-based indoor cycling in slowing disease progression in healthy older people at high genetic risk for developing the disease.
This represents the first randomized control trial to explore if a long-term exercise intervention program can alter progression of late-onset Alzheimer s disease in sedentary, high-risk individuals. If successful, the trial has the potential to provide a scalable, low-cost intervention capable of substantially reducing healthcare costs by modifying the trajectory of the disease.
Cleveland Clinic receives $6.7 million NIH grant to study high-intensity exercise as Alzheimer s prevention
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With the support of a $6.7 million NIH grant, Cleveland Clinic researchers will evaluate whether high-intensity exercise can prevent the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
Cleveland Clinic has received a $6.7 million grant for a five-year study assessing the effect of home-based indoor cycling in slowing disease progression in healthy older people at high genetic risk for developing Alzheimer s disease, according to a news release.
The grant, from the National Institutes of Health, supports a randomized control trial exploring whether a long-term exercise intervention program can alter progression of late-onset Alzheimer s disease in sedentary, high-risk individuals. If successful, the trial has the potential to provide a scalable, low-cost intervention that could substantially reduce health care costs by modifying the disease trajectory.