"What we're learning is how storms evolve in this part of the region... their dynamics, their life-cycle, their internal characteristics that are unique to this region, that have never really been observed before by radar, " he said.

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Impairment in the body's internal clock, ultimately disrupting a person's sleep-wake cycle, is just one of the potential symptoms of dementia.

CNN: Building relationships amid memory loss

With all the disparaging comments that are made about the media, one effect of the 24-hour, instantaneous news cycle has been that the internal debates taking place within the executive branch and the military have been disseminated to the public in real time.

CNN: Commentary: Obama should listen to Biden