Professor Kinsley said further tests were needed to see if the findings applied to humans.

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Professor Kinsley said he became interested in this area of research after his wife had a baby.

BBC: Mothers 'get Alzheimers boost'

But speaking at the Society of Neuroscience annual meeting in Orlando Florida, Professor Kinsley said he suspected these proteins may be even higher in women who have had children.

BBC: Mothers 'get Alzheimers boost'

Kinsley said that organizers believed they wouldn't be able to comply with another request from the base: that all participants and spectators arrive between 6 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, before the 8 a.m. start time.

WSJ: Triathlon in New Mexico Canceled Due to Security Concerns

Kinsley said the base was requesting each individual's full name, including middle initial, driver's license, and full social security number, in order for background checks to be performed before the race, compared with the standard procedure of first and last name and last four digits of one's social.

WSJ: Triathlon in New Mexico Canceled Due to Security Concerns

Duane Kinsley of Sport Systems, an athletic store in Albuquerque which owns the race, said the last-minute decision to cancel was spurred by the store's inability to provide additional personal details for all of the estimated 2, 000 race participants and spectators within a short time frame.

WSJ: Triathlon in New Mexico Canceled Due to Security Concerns