Memory Problems

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Research

Many researchers are studying the effects of drugs or other substances on patients with memory disorders. The effects of the hormone melatonin (which is produced by the pineal gland and affects sleep cycles) are being studied to determine if this substance may slow the cognitive decline in patients with mild cognitive impairment and decrease the number of people with MCI that eventually develop Alzheimer's disease.

The drug levodopa (which is used to treat Parkinson's disease) als...Read the full article