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Pottery, reading prevent memory loss

Source: Time of India
Rochester : NY : USA | 9 months ago  
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Playing computer games, reading magazines or crafting in middle age or later in life can delay or prevent memory loss, says a new study. The study, which will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 to May 2, 2009, involved 197 people between the ages...
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