In Alzheimer's disease (and other forms of dementia), the hippocampus is one of the first regions of the brain to suffer damage; short-term memory loss and disorientation are included among the early symptoms.
Student Debt Crisis 2016: New Graduates Owe A Record-Breaking Average $37,000 In Loans. Students throw their mortarboards in the air during their graduation photograph at the University of Birmingham (England) degree congregations, July 14, 2009.
Average Debt. For 2007-2008, the average student loan debt of graduating college seniors was about $23,000, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Almost 66 percent of students graduating with a bachelor's degree in four years had some debt in 2007-2008. Public Versus Private.