Word: functioning
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...calcium channel involved in the communication between certain neurons, shedding new light on how the mind works. Another toxin extracted from Spider Pharm venom in 1995 by Kenton Swartz at the National Institutes of Health (named hanatoxin after Swartz's daughter) is being used to probe the function of proteins that are located on cellular membranes and have been implicated in diseases ranging from diabetes to epilepsy...
...doubt, which lead to short bursts of self-improvement. During my latest attack, I came across a clever bit of exercise-related digital technology that might hold me over until someone invents an automatic exerciser. It's a beeper-size, clip-on device known as the Digi-Walker. Its function is Zen simple: step counting. Your goal is to walk 10,000 paces a day, as measured by the Digi-Walker. While there are plenty of cheaper pedometers that measure motion and extrapolate steps, I liked the elegant design of this one enough to pay the difference. (Products...
...Bush interpretation says the choice of Cheney sends a signal of interesting self-confidence. Cheney is the choice of a candidate focused not on running for president but on governing after he wins. Cheney serves no ideological or geographic function on the ticket. But in the basic constitutional way, he is an ideal vice president - a manifestly able man qualified to be interim president should something happen to President George W. Bush...
...every case of dementia--broadly defined as a progressive or permanent decline in intellectual function--is caused by Alzheimer's disease. In fact, there are dozens of conditions that can cause or mimic dementia, including depression, drug overdose, dehydration, anemia, syphilis, viral infections and vitamin deficiencies. Many of these are reversible if they are treated promptly, so it's important to get the proper diagnosis when you or someone you love starts experiencing serious mental deterioration...
...because patients showing signs of dementia are often uncommunicative; failure to remember or fully answer questions can be as easily caused by severe depression as by full-fledged dementia. Doctors typically conduct a battery of tests, which can include blood counts, chest X rays and tests of thyroid function. Later this year the American Academy of Neurology will issue a new set of guidelines that emphasizes the importance of taking cat scans or magnetic resonance images of the brain. These are particularly good at revealing structural problems caused by ministrokes, blood clots, tumors and fluid buildup...