A father’s memory loss spurred her to learn more – USATODAY.com

A father’s memory loss spurred Middlebury’s Sue Halpern to learn more – USATODAY.com: “People over 40 might worry that a slip of the mind could signal the onset of Alzheimer’s. Sue Halpern, a scholar-in-residence at Middlebury College in Vermont, had seen her own father struggle with memory problems.

“Halpern decided to find out all she could about memory, Alzheimer’s and the aging brain. She spent five years talking to neuroscientists, visiting labs and learning about lifestyle measures thought to keep the aging brain in shape.

“She has published Can’t Remember What I Forgot: The Good News From the Front Lines of Memory Research (Harmony Books, $24). USA TODAY talked to Halpern about the latest research on memory.”