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EndNotes archive for Feb. 8, 2013

FRIDAY, FEB. 8, 2013

Meredith Dobrosielski, 36, right, exercises on a treadmill in a lab as part of a health study about pregnant women and the effects of exercise in Baltimore. Dobrosielski, an avid runner for several years, was in her 31st week of pregnancy. Dr. Linds Szymanski, maternal fetal medicine fellow, left, is running the tests.   (McClatchy-Tribune)

Hop on treadmill. Keep your mind.

An Annals of Internal Medicine report showed a strong link between exercise and a lower risk of dementia. From the Medline Plus press release: Who was studied? 19,458 healthy middle-aged people who had a treadmill exercise test as part of a preventive health clinic visit.…

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Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.