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Exercise, go on hikes, take up gardening, consume a low-fat diet. eat foods high in antioxidants like blueberries and other darkly colored fruits and vegetables, engage your mind and memory, challenge yourself with crossword puzzles and games, keep yourself socially and mentally stimulated. attend lectures or plays. as someone in the age range of risk, i try to follow all of these practices. >> theres no atrophy specific to those areas of the brain that are affected in alzheimers disease. >> and...

Millions of americans who will be afflicted with alzheimers disease. >> and to help the millions of others who would also share it. >> i now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. i know that for america, there will always be a bright dawn ahead. thank you, my friends. sincerely, ronald reagan. sorry. i can never get through that. >> 17 years after president reagan put a public face on alzheimers, are we closer to finding a cure? ron reagan and i learn about alzheimers t...

Be afflicted with alzheimers disease. >> and to help the millions of others who would also share it. >> i now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. i know that for america, there will always be a bright dawn ahead. thank you, my friends. sincerely, ronald reagan. sorry. i can never get through that. >> 17 years after president reagan put a public face on alzheimers, are we closer to finding a cure? ron reagan and i learn about alzheimers testing and how doctors determin...

I think he would like to think so. i know he felt that way. felt important. it was important he write that letter to the american public. >> president reagan wanted to use that letter to tell the american people of his fate. >> my fellow americans, i have recently been told im one the millions of americans who will be afflicted with alzheimers disease. >> and to help the millions of others who would also share it. >> i now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. i know th...

Headquarters, im marianne rafferty egypts former interior minister now under arrest in a growing investigation, blamed for deadly force used by riot police during the revolution. as interior minister, he was in charge of the security forces. this follows the arrest two of other former ministers and a businessman who was once a top member of the old governments ruling party. a ff reporter who became incoherent during a live broadcast suffered from a migraine. you may have seen this video, when he...

Like a christmas tree. and after the trip, alanas still is. but while mikes scan shows a deep attachment to his wife, romantic love for her has virtually disappeared. might all this science ruin the mystery of love? >> yeah, its a bit like the groucho marx quote on comedy. >> reporter: mike and alana say theyre still very much in love, tests or no tests. even if their brains disagree with their hearts. at least for now. cynthia mcfadden, abc news, new york. >> as a newlywed yourself, would you e...

Romantic love center is glowing like a christmas tree. and after the trip, alanas still is. but while mikes scan shows a deep attachment to his wife, romantic love for her has virtually disappeared. might all this science ruin the mystery of love? >> yeah, its a bit like the groucho marx quote on comedy. >> reporter: mike and alana say theyre still very much in love, tests or no tests. even if their brains disagree with their hearts. at least for now. cynthia mcfadden, abc news, new york. >> as ...

Brain scan could help them detect it immediately. the process of scanning joes brain takes about 15 minutes. the images are then fed into a computer which makes minutely detailed measurements. to the naked eye his brain looks pretty much like anybody elses. but those measurements should reveal telling differences. the colored areas are key. the blue ones control behavior, the red and yellow ones, speech and vision. >> so you look on this screen here, joe, you can see on the left -- >> reporter: ...

Brain scan could help them detect it immediately. the process of scanning joes brain takes about 15 minutes. the images are then fed into a computer which makes minutely detailed measurements. to the naked eye his brain looks pretty much like anybody elses. but those measurements should reveal telling differences. the colored areas are key. the blue ones control behavior, the red and yellow ones, speech and vision. >> so you look on this screen here, joe, you can see on the left -- >> reporter: ...

Researchers say they have discovered a new gene that can turn any bacteria into a superbug. they say even the strongest antibiotics cannot treat this superbug. the gene was originally found in india and pakistan and has now been seen in the u.s. and four other industrialized countries. the spread is linked to tourists who have been in india and pakistan for medical procedures. now to what may be a promising advance in detecting autism. researchers in london have developed a brain scan they say...