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  1. Daily dose of dark chocolate may boost heart health, study says sbne.ws/r/axAj
  2. Active lifestyle cuts risk of Alzheimer’s at any age, study finds | Fox News via @foxnewshealth
  3. Weightlifting leads to cognitive gains in older women, study finds sbne.ws/r/awTO
  4. Summitt steps down as Tennessee's women's basketball coach cnn.com/2012/04/18/spo… #cnn
  5. Research reports 2 radioactive new drugs "light up" classic brain plaques of Alzheimer's on PET Scan lnkd.in/NSvGZi
  6. GO NUTS! Eating nuts might lower body mass index & diabetes risk. sbne.ws/r/asR4
  7. Lions great Alex Karras has dementia, sues NFL on.freep.com/HyAiH4 via @freep
  8. Stroke survivors may be prone to depression, study finds sbne.ws/r/alTk
  9. Raisins & 7 Foods that may help persons with PRE-hypertension from developing hypertension huff.to/HiJscv via @HuffingtonPost
  10. Antipsychotics raise cardiac risk in elderly with dementia, study says lnkd.in/rzP_2k
  11. Good news for chocoholics! online.wsj.com/article/SB1000…
  12. Memory decline speeds up after hospitalization, study of elderly finds sbne.ws/r/aihP
  13. Active seniors may outlive sedentary peers | Fox News foxnews.com/health/2012/03… via @foxnewshealth
  14. Vitamin D3 may help fight Alzheimer's disease, study finds sbne.ws/r/afbo
  15. Needed: Health Providers to Treat the Aging: nyti.ms/xyZNU9
  16. Seniors with Alzheimer’s to Increase 30 Percent by 2025, Report Says: bit.ly/zfyw0p via @AddThis
  17. Statin use may ward off Parkinson's disease lnkd.in/DdZK9B
  18. Red Meat Linked to Cancer and Heart Disease: nyti.ms/zfjCCg
  19. Aricept & Namenda effective for function & cognition in moderate-severe Alzheimer's lnkd.in/3hwNex
  20. Depression & Cognitive Decline in Elders consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?AI…